NYCC 2021 – Cast and Creators of “Y: The Last Man” Discuss the New Series

New York Comic Con 2021 saw the cast and creators of many great new shows take the stage, including that of Y: The Last Man.

  • The panel included:
    • Ashley Romans
    • Ben Schnetzer
    • Olivia Thirlby
    • Elliot Fletcher
    • Marin Ireland
    • Amber Tamblyn
    • Juliana Canfield
    • Diana Bang
    • Showrunner Eliza Clark
  • The conversation mainly focused on specific plot points that have taken place in the few episodes that have already aired.
  • The cast was then joined by surprise guest Brian K. Vaughan, the writer of the best-selling comics on which the new show is based.
  • Vaughan talked about his work being adapted for TV:
    • “I cannot believe how excellent this show is. I mean, to say that it elevates the source material is such an understatement, I just think it has transformed it.”
    • “Meeting with [Clark] I was like ‘please, make it your own, make it better.’ I didn’t think you would make it that much better.”
  • Both Vaughan and Clark also campaigned a bit for second season of the new show.

Y: The Last Man Synopsis:

  • “In the series, all of the men are dead but one. Y traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival.”

The Series Stars:

  • Diane Lane
  • Ben Schnetzer
  • Olivia Thirlby
  • Ashley Romans
  • Juliana Canfield
  • Elliot Fletcher
  • Marin Ireland
  • Amber Tamblyn

Y: The Last Man is now streaming on FX on Hulu.