FX orders Y: The Last Man series, starring Diane Lane, after years of development

The Hollywood Reporter

Brian K. Vaughan's beloved comic book series, which he co-created with Pia Guerra, is finally coming to the small screen in 2020, with Lane leading a cast that includes Barry Keoghan, Amber Tamblyn and Imogen Poots. Simply titled Y, the comic book adaptation has been in the works for many years. "It's been a long and twisty path to the screen for Y: The Last Man," explains Lesley Goldberg. "FX put the adaptation in development in late 2015 after Vaughan reacquired the rights to his franchise following a lengthy waiting period after New Line scrapped plans to convert the comic book to a feature film. New Line — a corporate sibling to publisher Vertigo — acquired the film rights to the series in 2007 and set David Goyer, Carl Ellsworth and director D.J. Caruso to adapt. The latter wound up walking away from the project after the studio didn't want to produce the saga as a three-film franchise but rather a two-hour stand-alone feature." Y will be led by former American Gods showrunner Michael Green.