![]() It was in 2015 that the show’s story began, with FX taking over the reins of development. Despite hopes, the film was eventually cancelled, and the rights returned to the original creators, leaving the team seven years of development and nothing to show for it. Caruso eventually left over “creative differences” (you’ll be hearing that phrase a lot throughout this article) and was replaced by 10 Cloverfield Lane and Prey director Dan Trachtenberg in 2013, with production proper planned to begin in 2014. ![]() This would spell out a pattern for the project numerous scripts were penned throughout the years, all denied and shot down before development could begin in earnest. Vaughn stepped up and wrote his own treatment, quickly meeting the same fate. Once the first script fell through, the original comic’s creator Brian K. However, this adaptation proved not to be – and a devastating level of development hell would follow for years. The series was so successful that in 2007 it was picked up to be made into a movie with director David J. It was no slouch among its peers either the comic was well-received and drew much praise for its nuanced (at the time) discussion of gender in its post-apocalyptic setting. Y: The Last Man was first released in September 2002, published under the DC Comics imprint Vertigo, a highly successful and decorated comic house designed for more mature and non-superhero-oriented comics such as Neil Gaiman’s famous Sandman series. Why did this happen? Why has an adaptation of such a highly acclaimed comic series been cursed while others succeeded? Why did the FX network refuse to renew the series? While the answers to the show’s numerous mysteries will seemingly remain shut forever, one can at least take solace in knowing what exactly went wrong. ![]() With no other networks raising their hands to continue the project, Y: The Last Man seems to now share the same fate as all the cis-gendered men in its source material - dead and swept to the side. Unfortunately, after only four episodes of the first season aired, the show was passed over for a second season and ultimately canceled. The series debuted to relatively positive reviews and decent enough buzz, and it seemed that the story had escaped its adaptation curse to finally reach a new audience. An adaptation of some kind had been in the works since 2007, but it had languished in development hell for well over a decade before its eventual release. Vaughn’s highly acclaimed comic series Y: The Last Man finally had an adaptation reach our screens. ![]()
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