A television adaptation of the comic book series Y: The Last Man has received a pilot order from FX Networks.
The adaptation, simply titled Y, will be executive produced by Melina Matsoukas (Master of None), Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson (American Crime Story), Brian K. Vaughan (Marvel’s Runaways), Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049, Logan), and Aida Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage). Green and Croal will serve as co-showrunners, and Matsoukas will direct the pilot.
Y: The Last Man is a sci-fi comic by Vaughn and Pia Guerra. The 60-issue series, which debuted in 2002, is set in a post-apocalyptic world where one man and his pet monkey appear to be the only two remaining living male mammals alive. The comic received three Eisner Awards, and Volume 10 won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.