Y: The Last Man has a high-profile supporter in horror author Stephen King, who lamented the decision to cancel the show even before its first season concluded.

"Is Y THE LAST MAN really canceled?" King tweeted. "Please say not. Although far from perfect (and some of the scenes are so dark you can't tell who's talking), it's one of the most interesting shows on TV. C'mon, Hulu...or somebody... don't leave me hanging."

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King is no stranger to post-apocalyptic drama. Among his numerous works is his novel The Stand, which was adapted for TV in 1994 and 2000 and deals with a virus that kills 99% of the Earth's population. King also lent his support to a fan effort to persuade NBC to give Manifest a fourth season.

"We have learned that we will not be moving forward with FX on Hulu for Season 2 of Y: The Last Man," showrunner Eliza Clark shared in October. She praised the actors, cast and crew, and called the show "the most collaborative, creatively fulfilling and beautiful thing I have ever been a part of."

Y: The Last Man adapts the 2002-2008 Vertigo/DC comic of the same name written by Brian K, Vaughn and illustrated by Pia Guerra. It told of a world in which every male mammal died suddenly and unexpectedly, save for two: Yorick Brown and his pet capuchin monkey Ampersand. Over the series' run, Brown traversed the United States in search of his estranged girlfriend while in the company of his protector, Agent 355, as various factions with their own political agendas sought to capture or kill him.

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The TV version of Y emphasized more than the comic that the malady affected all beings with a Y chromosome, showcasing the role trans people had in the aftermath, and paid greater attention than its source material did to gender identity and diversity. The premiere episode also spent significant time building the new world the characters found themselves in.

Y spent a long time in development, with New Line Cinema planning a three-movie adaptation in 2007 that went through several proposed directors and a change in status to a single two-hour film. FX announced plans for a TV series in 2015, but that process also went through a long development, with a pilot not ordered until 2018. Y then went through changes in showrunners, recasts of several characters, a switch to FX on Hulu, a delayed production start because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and complaints from PETA about a live monkey playing Ampersand. In regards to the latter, the production opted to use CGI to render the animal.

Based on DC's Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, the final episodes of Y: The Last Man Season 1 air Mondays on FX on Hulu.

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