‘Y: The Last Man’ Paints a Thoroughly Grim Picture of a World Without Y Chromosomes: TV Review

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“La Brea” wastes no time before letting all hell break loose in its alternate version of Los Angeles, where an enormous sinkhole suddenly swallows up the La Brea Tar Pits and all the L.A. traffic surrounding it.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Foundation” isn’t TV’s first stab at adapting a dense, beloved book series to the screen, and it won’t be the last. But in taking on Isaac Asimov’s seminal works of science fiction, the new Apple TV Plus drama does, at least, do something rather unusual for adaptations.

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Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThe idea of a series starring Black characters on a historically Black, monied island that’s completely unconcerned with the white power structures beyond it is a juicy one. Created by Karin Gist of Fox’s “Star” and “Revenge,” and executive produced by Lee Daniels, “Our Kind of People” embraces its singularity.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThe first episode of “NCIS” premiered in 2004 with news footage of George W. Bush boarding Air Force One transforming into a scripted scene of a fictional George W.

Funeral firms must now be upfront with grieving families about their prices following an investigation into the sector by the UK Government’s competition watchdog. Funeral directors are now legally required to display a standardised price list in their window at their premises and on their website as part of a package of changes led by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThough “Muhammad Ali” is debuting well after “The Last Dance,” it’s hard not to think of it as a sort of spiritual prequel to ESPN’s propulsive docuseries. “The Last Dance,” which detailed the rise of Michael Jordan as both a superstar athlete and unstoppable global brand, immediately became a sensation upon its April 2020 premiere.

“The world has come to a grinding halt because of the way the economy works and the way the event happened,” says Y: The Last Man showrunner Eliza Clark on the well-researched realities of what would occur if every mammal will a Y chromosome suddenly died, as happens on the FX on Hulu drama. ‘Essentially, we would be in big trouble, at least for a little while,” she adds on the Hero Nation podcast today

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThere’s no joke too obvious for Diane, aka the “Chicago Party Aunt,” to make with a holler and hefty wink. In the Netflix animated show adapted from Chris Witaske’s Twitter account, Diane (Lauren Ash) is just as loud, coarse and unapologetic as the tweets that inspired her.

, the gripping post-apocalyptic series adapted for FX by showrunner Eliza Clark, Amber Tamblyn plays Kimberly Campbell Cunningham, the daughter of the president and conservative author who survives a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome. While speaking with ET, the 38-year-old actress reveals how the likes of the Joker and Meghan McCain influenced her character and what it’s been like to go toe to toe with Diane Lane as onscreen political opponents.

, the captivating TV adaptation of the popular Vertigo graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Ben Schnetzer plays Yorick, the titular last man who survives a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome.

What does it mean to be the last man on Earth? What would happen if everyone with a Y chromosome suddenly died? These are the questions explored in the new FX on Hulu series, “Y: The Last Man.” And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, showrunner Eliza Clark joins to talk about her new series and its long road to production.

What does it mean to be the last man on Earth? What would happen if everyone with a Y chromosome suddenly died? These are the questions explored in the new FX on Hulu series, “Y: The Last Man.” And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, showrunner Eliza Clark joins to talk about her new series and its long road to production. For those not aware, “Y: The Last Man” is based on a comic book series from the early 2000s by writer Brian K.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the first three episodes of “Y: The Last Man,” streaming now on FX on Hulu.In adapting Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s graphic novel series, “Y: The Last Man,” for television, showrunner Eliza Clark thought a lot about where she wanted her version of the story to go in order to determine where she needed it to begin.

is a post-apocalyptic series that follows the lives of several survivors, including a man named Yorick (Ben Schnetzer), who survive a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome.

Hulu. The twist here is that the pandemic kills only the men.