Y: THE LAST MAN TV Adaptation Finds a Showrunner at FX

Comic Book TV Y: The Last Man FX Michael Green about 7 years agoby Ben Pearson

If you're into comic books and were alive in the early 2000s, you'll remember that people couldn't stop talking about Y: The Last Man. That was for good reason: it's one of the best comics ever written, and Hollywood has been trying to crack a film adaptation ever since it debuted. After a bunch of directors flirted with the property and came close to landing on a take they liked, the project moved to FX last year. Now the network has finally found a showrunner they think will be able to shepherd the property across the finish line.

THR reports that Michael Green, the man who is currently co-showrunning Neil Gaiman's upcoming series American Gods at Starz, will be the one bringing Y: The Last Man to life. He has tons of writing credits to his name, including the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express remake, Blade Runner 2049, Alien: Covenant, Logan, Green Lantern, and on the TV side, Smallville and Heroes.

We've been writing about potential adaptations of this property for so long, I had completely forgotten that FX was developing it into a show. Barring a show at HBO (or simply leaving it to stand on its own as one of the best comics ever), this is probably the next best thing for Y. I can't wait to see what they do with it.

For those who don't know what the comic is about, A) I implore you to track it down for yourself and read the whole thing, because it's truly awesome, and B) if you can't do that for whatever reason, here's THR's synopsis:

Y: The Last Man ranks as one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed comic book series of all time. The Vertigo title was first launched in 2002 and revolves around Yorick Brown — the last surviving human with a Y chromosome — and his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand. The series follows escape artist Yorick after the mysterious plague as he sets out to find what might have wiped out the world's male chromosomes. The series, written and created by Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra, ran for 60 issues and has been collected in multiple graphic novels.