Imagine casually carrying out your day-to-day affairs and all of a sudden there aren’t any other men out there except for you? Yorick Brown experiences this firsthand after a mysterious plague eliminates all the male species from the face of the Earth inY: The Last Man, a comic book series created byBrian K. VaughanandPia Guerra. The Vertigo Comics installment has harbored fans’ attention since it first came out in 2002, but only years later the story was transferred from comic strips to live-action sequences that tackle female empowerment, gender identity, and race.
Ben Schnetzerwill play Yorick in the series, after aShia LaBeouf-led film was considered and afterBarry Keoghanleft the project for his role inEternals. Much like his character in the show, Schentzer was one of the very few men on set given that all the directors in the project were women as well as most of the cast and rest of the crew. The actor will share the screen with powerhouse actresses such asDiane Lane(as Congresswoman Jennifer Brown, Yorick’s mother),Ashley Romans(as Agent 335),Ashley Tamblyn(as Mariette Callows, the U.S. president’s daughter), andOlivia Thirlby(Hero Brown, Yorick’s sister).
Now that the finishing touches to this long-overdue project have been made,Y: The Last Manis set to premiere this month. Here is a handy guide to when and where you can watch the series.
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When Will the First Episode ofY: The Last ManCome Out?
The post-apocalyptic TV series might have taken a long time to be adapted to the screen, but don’t worry, you will get to check it out very soon. FX had first announced the TV show was being made in October 2015 and much happened until the production wrapped up in late 2020. While reports initially hinted that the series would simply be namedY, after Yorick’s character, the series will have the same name as the comic books. After the official trailer came out in early August, the release date was announced:Y: The Last Manwill premiere on September 13 on FX on Hulu.
IsY: The Last ManAvailable to Stream?
Can You WatchY: The Last ManOnline Without Hulu?
For viewers in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or U.S. military bases, unfortunately, you will only have the option of watching the show through FX on Hulu. However, for audiences in some countries in the rest of the world, including the UK and Canada,Y: The Last Manwill be available through Disney+ as a Star original series. The first three episodes will come out in the U.K. and Ireland on Wednesday, September 22nd.
How Many Episodes DoesY: The Last ManHave?
The series will have 10 episodes in total! The first three episodes will premiere on September 13, followed by a weekly release schedule for new episodes. According toIMDb, the titles and summaries for the first six episodes are already available.
When isY: The Last Man’s Finale?
The final episode will premiere on FX on Hulu on November 1st in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. military bases and on November 10th for other countries in which the show will be distributed through Disney Star in the U.K., Ireland, and Canada.
How Many Seasons Will the Show Have?
Although it is still a mystery if the show will have further seasons, showrunnerEliza Clark(Animal Kingdom) already has vision of how many seasons she would like to invest onY: The Last Man. This is what Clark said on an interview withPolygon: “Five or six seasons is what I’m thinking. Without giving anything away, the comic is a great template, but the show will have its own twists and turns. Generally speaking, I feel like television is best at about five seasons.”
The showrunner wrote the first two episodes of the series, which were both directed byLouise Friedberg.
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