Scripted series · FOX
The Last Man on Earth
ANYONE OUT THERE?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Will Forte
Phil Tandy Miller
67 eps
Kristen Schaal
Carol Pilbasian
67 eps
Cleopatra Coleman
Erica
67 eps
January Jones
Melissa Shart
67 eps
Mel Rodriguez
Todd
67 eps
Keith L. Williams
Jasper
24 eps
Mary Steenburgen
Gail Klosterman
67 eps
Boris Kodjoe
Phil Stacy Miller
31 eps
Kenneth Choi
Lewis
18 eps
Leighton Meester
Zoe
1 eps
Alexandra Daddario
Victoria
1 eps
Fred Armisen
Karl
3 eps
Jason Sudeikis
Mike Miller
16 eps
Martin Short
Murder victim
1 eps
Jacob Tremblay
Young Tandy
1 eps
Mark Boone Junior
Pat Brown
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Last Man on Earth actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Last Man on Earth reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The year is 2022, and after an unlikely event, only one man is left on earth: Phil Miller, who used to be just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank. Now, in his RV, Phil searches the country for other survivors.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 67 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201513 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E13 Screw the Moon
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201518 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S02E11 Pitch Black
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201618 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S03E10 Got Milk?
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201718 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S04E18 Cancun, Baby!
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E10
Got Milk?
The first moments of the deadly virus outbreak are revealed through a special lens.
- Directed by John Solomon
- Written by Maxwell R. Kessler
S04E18
Cancun, Baby!
The gang decides to leave the mansion in Zihuatenajo and find a new place to live, but Tandy has second thoughts.
- Directed by Nisha Ganatra
- Written by Rich Blomquist, John Solomon
S01E13
Screw the Moon
Phil and Carol reconcile their differences.
- Directed by John Solomon
- Written by Erik Durbin, John Solomon
S03E11
The Spirit of St. Lewis
After being locked up for her own safety, Melissa plays hurtful mind games with the group. Meanwhile, Todd and the group explore medications that might help her, and Lewis goes on a new solo adventure.
- Directed by John Solomon
- Written by Liz Cackowski, John Solomon
S04E09
Karl
Tandy and Todd stumble upon a new survivor, Karl, who has been trapped in a high-security prison in Mexico ever since the virus hit.
- Directed by Jason Woliner
- Written by Kassia Miller
S02E10
Silent Night
A medical condition and a marriage proposal leave the group in turmoil.
- Directed by Jason Woliner
- Written by Tim McAuliffe
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E18
Cancun, Baby!
- Directed by Nisha Ganatra
- Written by Rich Blomquist, John Solomon
S04E17
Barbara Ann
- Directed by David Noel
- Written by Tim McAuliffe, David Noel
S04E16
The Blob
- Directed by Jason Woliner
- Written by Erik Durbin, Sarah K. Moss
S04E15
Designated Survivors
- Directed by Payman Benz
- Written by Edward Voccola
S04E14
Special Delivery
- Directed by Jason Woliner
- Written by Emma Rathbone
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Will Forte
Showrunner
Phil Lord
Executive producer
Christopher Miller
Executive producer
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Andy Bobrow
Executive producer
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Erik Durbin
Writer
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Jeff Vanderkruik
Writer
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Sarah K. Moss
Writer
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Rich Blomquist
Writer
Kassia Miller
Writer
Liz Cackowski
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Emma Rathbone
Writer
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Matt Marshall
Writer
Emily Spivey
Writer
Tim McAuliffe
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Edward Voccola
Writer
Arielle Díaz
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kira Kalush
Writer
John Solomon
Writer
Erica Rivinoja
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Maxwell R. Kessler
Writer
- Photo unavailable
David Noel
Writer
Megan Ganz
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Phil LordExecutive Producer
- Christopher MillerExecutive Producer
- Andy BobrowExecutive Producer
Writing
- Will ForteWriter
- Erik DurbinWriter
- Jeff VanderkruikWriter
- Sarah K. MossWriter
- Rich BlomquistWriter
- Kassia MillerWriter
Direction
- Michael Patrick JannDirector
- Jennifer ArnoldDirector
- Steve DayDirector
- Nisha GanatraDirector
- Maggie CareyDirector
- Payman BenzDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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