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FX cancels Y: The Last Man  earlier than S1 finale

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By Express News Service

FX’s newest post-apocalyptic drama Y: The Last Man has been cancelled by Hulu. The information comes weeks earlier than the season finale airs on November 1. Executive producer Eliza Clark introduced the information on Twitter. “We have learned that we will not be moving forward with FX on Hulu for Season 2 of Y: The Last Man. I have never in my life been more committed to a story, and there is so much left to tell… We don’t want it to end,” mentioned Clark.

“FX has been an amazing partner. We have loved working with them, and we’re sad Y: The Last Man is not going forward at FX on Hulu. But we know that someone else is going to be very lucky to have this team and this story. I never experienced the remarkable solidarity of this many talented people. We are committed to finding Y its next home. #YLivesOn (sic)” Clark added.

Actor Amber Tamblyn, who performs Kimberly Cunningham within the sequence, expressed her disappointment and wrote, “While I’m disappointed, I know this extraordinary show that has so much to say will find a great new home soon. Looking forward to the next chapter. If you’re with me, let the world know. #YLivesOn.” Y: The Last Man, developed by Clark, relies on the comedian e book sequence of the identical title by Brian Okay Vaughan and Pia Guerra. The remainder of Season 1 of the present will proceed to be launched on Mondays through FX on Hulu.

The sequence is about after a cataclysmic occasion by which everybody with a Y chromosome dies, besides one cisgender male, Yorick Brown (Ben Schnetzer), and his pet monkey. The sequence follows the survivors on this new world as they wrestle with their efforts to revive what was misplaced and the chance to construct one thing higher.

The sequence additionally stars Diane Lane, Juliana Canfield, Elliot Fletcher, Olivia Thirlby, Ashley Romans, and Marin Ireland. Y: The Last Man is produced by Clark, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force, together with Nellie Reed. Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Vaughan & Melina Matsoukas are exec producers.