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Y: The Last Man
The future will be one of a kind.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Diane Lane
Jennifer Brown
10 eps
Ashley Romans
Agent 355
10 eps
Ben Schnetzer
Yorick Brown
10 eps
Olivia Thirlby
Hero Brown
10 eps
Marin Ireland
Nora Brady
10 eps
Amber Tamblyn
Kimberly Campbell Cunningham
10 eps
Ruth Chiang
Stunts
2 eps
Stephannie Hawkins
Amazon Woman #3
3 eps
Sarah Jurgens
Agent 525
1 eps
Tara Nicodemo
Rachel Walker
5 eps
Missi Pyle
Roxanne
5 eps
Diana Bang
Allison Mann
6 eps
Sarah Booth
Kate
2 eps
Samantha Brown
Kelsey
5 eps
Victoria Sawal
Jodi
5 eps
Jayli Wolf
Laura / Athena
5 eps
Kristen Lee Gutoskie
Sonia
3 eps
Allison Wilson-Forbes
Pentagon Soldier
1 eps
Victoria Goodman
Sgt. Vilson
1 eps
Caroline Lesley
Kathryn
1 eps
Anisha Joshi
Milk Face Protester
1 eps
Kitty Zhang
Suyin
1 eps
Elizabeth Whitmere
Leader
1 eps
Evangelia Kambites
Corporal Permar
1 eps
Ava Weiss
Ashley
1 eps
Carly Street
Elaine
1 eps
Hannah Gallant
Tessa
1 eps
Catherine Burdon
Erika
1 eps
Vanessa Sears
Steph
1 eps
Ajanae Stephenson
Young Agent 355
2 eps
Mojeane Sadr
Private Hart
2 eps
Marina Moreira
Officer Mulligan
2 eps
Kirstin Rae Hinton
Officer Barnes
2 eps
Mercedes Morris
Dominique
3 eps
Marianna Phung
Capt. Nguyen
3 eps
Juliana Canfield
Beth DeVille
6 eps
Elliot Fletcher
Sam Jordan
7 eps
Yanna McIntosh
General Peggy Reed
1 eps
Jess Salgueiro
Christine Flores
8 eps
Daniel Di Tomasso
Mike
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Y: The Last Man actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Y: The Last Man reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Day Before
On the eve of the worst crisis in human history, Congresswoman Jennifer Brown clashes with the President. Her children Yorick and Hero reach an emotional crossroads. None of them know their lives are about to change forever.
- Directed by Louise Friedberg
S01E10
Victoria
As the Amazons close in on Marrisville, Nora reaches a breaking point. Yorick makes a new connection while 355 faces her past.
- Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
S01E05
Mann Hunt
Yorick and Agent 355 search for Dr. Allison Mann in war-torn Boston. Back in D.C., Jennifer hides the truth about Yorick from her political rivals.
- Directed by Mairzee Almas
S01E09
Peppers
As tensions at the Pentagon come to a head, Jennifer faces a threat. The Amazons hit the road.
- Directed by Cheryl Dunye
S01E04
Karen and Benji
On Jennifer's orders, Yorick and Agent 355 search for a geneticist who can unravel the mystery of how he survived. Meanwhile, Hero and Sam encounter a dangerous group of women.
- Directed by Destiny Ekaragha
S01E07
My Mother Saw a Monkey
Kimberly uncovers a secret. 355 and Allison reach an understanding. Yorick stumbles upon a mysterious town where things are not what they seem.
- Directed by Lauren Wolkstein
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Anna BebenProducer
- Nellie ReedProducer
- Pia GuerraExecutive Producer
- Melina MatsoukasExecutive Producer
- Brad SimpsonExecutive Producer
- Mari-Jo WinklerExecutive Producer
Direction
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Lauren WolksteinDirector
- Karena EvansDirector
- Cheryl DunyeDirector
- Destiny EkaraghaDirector
- Louise FriedbergDirector
Cinematography
- Catherine LutesDirector of Photography
- Claudine SauvéDirector of Photography
- Kira KellyDirector of Photography
Music
- Herdís StefánsdóttirOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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