Eliza Clark Joins the FX Drama Series "Y" as Showrunner

Eliza Clark Joins the FX Drama Series "Y" as Showrunner
Diane Lane stars in "Y," leading an ensemble cast featuring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield with Marin Ireland and Amber Tamblyn.

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[via press release from FX] Eliza Clark Joins the FX Drama Series "Y" as Showrunner
Clark Will Serve as Writer/Executive Producer/Showrunner Alongside Executive Producers Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brian K. Vaughan and Melina Matsoukas
Based on Vaughn's Comic Book Series Y: The Last Man

LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2019 - Eliza Clark has joined the creative team on the upcoming FX drama series Y as Writer, Showrunner and Executive Producer, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Gina Balian, Presidents, Original Programming, FX Entertainment.

"Eliza Clark is an enormously talented writer and producer whose ambitious vision for Y will only enhance the mystique and allure of this powerful story," said Grad. "We are thrilled to have her on board and partner with this stellar cast, Brian, Nina, Brad and Melina."

All of the men are dead. But one. Based on DC Comics' acclaimed series Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival.

Diane Lane stars in Y, leading an ensemble cast featuring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield with Marin Ireland and Amber Tamblyn.

Clark said, "A decade ago I devoured the complete Y: The Last Man series cover to cover, imagining how it might take shape on screen. It introduced me to the amazing work of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra and the complex, fascinating world of Y. I'm thrilled to tell this story and to be working with this immensely talented cast."
Jacobson added, "We were chasing Eliza Clark as a writer long before we knew that she shared our obsession with Y: The Last Man. Eli's singular voice and insight into the world and themes of Y make her uniquely suited to bring this story to life."

Eliza Clark has written for TNT's Animal Kingdom (Executive Producer), AMC's The Killing, AMC's Rubicon and CBS' Extant. She is a playwright whose work has been produced in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Orange County, among others. Her play, Quack, premiered at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City, produced by Center Theater Group in the fall of 2018, and received a second production at The Alley in Houston, Texas in February 2019. Her play, Edgewise, was co-produced by Page 73 and The Play Company in 2010 and her play, Recall, was produced by Colt Coeur at The Wild Project in 2012. Her play, Future Thinking, was featured on The Kilroy's List and was commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory in spring 2016. Edgewise, Recall, and Future Thinking are published by Samuel French.

Clark, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force (American Crime Story, Pose, Crazy Rich Asians) and Vaughan are Executive Producers. Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None, Beyoncé: Formation) is Director of the pilot episode and also serves as Executive Producer. Nellie Reed serves as Producer. Y is produced by FX Productions and is expected to premiere in 2020.
Y: The Last Man is a 60-issue science fiction comic book series published beginning in 2002. It received three Eisner Awards, and received the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Y: The Last Man, Volume 10.

About FX
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 88 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series including Taboo, Legion, Snowfall, Trust, Pose, Mayans M.C. and the upcoming Y; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD, Fosse/Verdon and the upcoming Devs, Shogun and Mrs. America; acclaimed hit comedy series including Atlanta, Baskets, Better Things, What We Do in the Shadows and the upcoming Breeders; the half-hour series Mr Inbetween; the upcoming docuseries The Weekly with The New York Times; and the upcoming special A Christmas Carol. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, Justified and The Americans. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.

About FX Productions
FX Productions (FXP) produces the FX drama series Snowfall, Trust and the upcoming Y; and co-produces Legion, Taboo, Pose, Mayans M.C. and the half-hour series Mr Inbetween. FXP produces the FX comedy series Atlanta, Baskets, Better Things, What We Do in the Shadows, the upcoming Breeders, and the FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Archer. FXP also produces the upcoming limited series Devs, Shogun and Mrs. America; and co-produces the limited series American Crime Story, Fargo, Fosse/Verdon, and the upcoming special A Christmas Carol. Past award-winning series co-produced by FXP include The Americans, Sons of Anarchy, Justified, Damages and Rescue Me. 

FX Places Order for Drama Series "Y"

FX Places Order for Drama Series "Y"
Based on DC Comics' acclaimed series "Y: The Last Man" by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, "Y" traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male save for one lone human.

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[via press release from FX] FX Places Order for Drama Series "Y"
Based on the Comic Book Series Y: The Last Man, Y will premiere in 2020
Diane Lane Headlines an Ensemble Cast Also Starring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield, Marin Ireland and Amber Tamblyn

Series is Co-Created and Written by Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal and the Pilot Episode was Directed by Melina Matsoukas
Michael Green, Aïda Mashaka Croal, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brian K. Vaughan and Melina Matsoukas are Executive Producers

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LOS ANGELES, February 4, 2019 - Y, the television adaption of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series Y: The Last Man, has been ordered to series at FX, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.

All of the men are dead. But one. Based on DC Comics' acclaimed series Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival. Diane Lane stars in Y, leading an ensemble cast featuring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield with Marin Ireland and Amiber Tamblyn.
"Y: The Last Man is a towering achievement among graphic novel storytelling and it's been rewarding to work with this outstanding team," said Grad. "Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal have partnered with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson to deliver a stunning new expression of this fascinating and timely story. Melina Matsoukas, who directed the pilot, did an incredible job bringing it to life with Diane Lane and this stellar cast."

"Brian and Pia's exploration of a world without men is a favorite for its depth, its humor, its insights and its monkey," said Croal and Green. "Adapted today it offers us a cracked mirror to look at our own very cracked world. We thank them for their trust - we thank FX for their support - and we thank the casting gods for letting us work with this incredible group of actors."

Jacobson and Simpson added, "Y is our favorite comic book series ever and we are thrilled to FINALLY bring it to the screen. We are grateful that Brian entrusted it to us and FX, and can't wait for the world to see Michael and Aïda's adaptation."

Michael Green (American Gods, Blade Runner 2049, Logan) and Aïda Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Turn) serve as Showrunners and Executive Producers. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force (American Crime Story, Pose, Crazy Rich Asians) and Brian K. Vaughan are Executive Producers and developed the series. Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None, Beyoncé: Formation) is Director of the pilot episode and also serves as Executive Producer. Y is produced by FX Productions.

Y: The Last Man is a 60-issue science fiction comic book series published beginning in 2002. It received three Eisner Awards, and received the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Y: The Last Man, Volume 10.

ABOUT FX
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21st Century Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 89 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series including Taboo, Legion, Snowfall, Trust, Pose, Mayans M.C. and Mr Inbetween; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD and the upcoming Devs, Fosse/Verdon, Shogun and Mrs. America; acclaimed hit comedy series including Atlanta, Baskets and Better Things, and the upcoming What We Do in the Shadows and Breeders; and the upcoming docuseries The Weekly with The New York Times. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, Justified and The Americans. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. 

Diane Lane Set to Star in FX Drama Series Pilot "Y"

Diane Lane Set to Star in FX Drama Series Pilot "Y"
Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield and Marin Ireland will also star in the small screen take on the acclaimed comic series "Y: The Last Man."

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[via press release from FX] Diane Lane Set to Star in FX Drama Series Pilot "Y"
Lane Headlines an Ensemble Cast Also Starring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield and Marin Ireland
Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal Are Showrunners and Melina Matsoukas Will Direct the Pilot for FX Productions
Executive Producers are Michael Green, Aïda Mashaka Croal, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brian K. Vaughan and Melina Matsoukas

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2018 - Award-winning actor Diane Lane has signed on to star in the drama series pilot Y, headlining an ensemble cast also starring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield and Marin Ireland, it was announced today by Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions.

Based on DC Comics' acclaimed series Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male mammal save for one lone human. The new world order of women will explore gender, race, class and survival.

Michael Green (American Gods, Blade Runner 2049, Logan) and Aïda Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Turn) serve as Showrunners and Executive Producers. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force (American Crime Story, Pose, The Hunger Games) and Brian K. Vaughan are Executive Producers and developed the series. Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None, Beyonce: Formation) is Director of the pilot episode and also serves as Executive Producer. Y is produced by FX Productions.

Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun) will play "Senator Jennifer Brown." A Junior Senator in her first term, Senator Brown has already made a name for herself in political circles for her willingness to put personal ideals above politics. She is also the mother of Yorick and Hero Brown.
Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) will play "Yorick Brown," a young man quick to use humor to deflect from his problems who may be the lone male survivor of a worldwide plague.

Imogen Poots (Green Room, Frank & Lola, Knight of Cups) will play "Hero Brown." A tough and confident EMT, Hero nurses a deep emotional trauma that often leads her to cross personal and professional lines.

Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel, Bulletproof, Still Star Crossed) will play "Agent 355," a Secret Service agent who performs the duties of her job with the utmost professionalism, even under the most unexpected set of circumstances.

Juliana Canfield (Succession) will play "Beth." A Brooklyn-based knife maker, Beth grew up on a farm and went to New York to experience the big city. She finds something endearing about the hapless Yorick and when they're together, there's the undeniable spark of two kids in love.
Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete, Hell or High Water) with play "Nora," the President's senior assistant and right hand. She effortlessly balances family life with a job navigating the corridors of power.
Y: The Last Man is a 60-issue science fiction comic book series published beginning in 2002. It received three Eisner Awards, and received the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Y: The Last Man, Volume 10.

CAST BIOS AND REP INFORMATION
DIANE LANE
Diane Lane is an Academy Award(R) nominee from her work in the critically acclaimed Unfaithful. The role brought her "Best Actress" accolades from the New York Film Critics and National Society of Film Critics, as well as Golden Globe(R) and SAG Award(R) nominations. Lane made her film debut in the coming of age film A Little Romance. Additional screen credits include Under the Tuscan Sun (earning Lane another Golden Globe nomination), Chaplin, Hollywoodland, Nights in Rodanthe, Must Love Dogs, A Perfect Storm, A Walk on the Moon (landing Lane an Independent Spirit Award nomination), Trumbo (whose cast was recognized by SAG with a "Best Ensemble" nomination), and more. She's co-starred in four films with director Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club and Jack, and starred in Eleanor Coppola's directorial debut, Paris Can Wait. Lane earned Emmy(R), Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her leading role in HBO's Cinema Verite, and an Emmy nomination for her role as "Lorena" in the CBS series Lonesome Dove. Lane's current projects include a co-starring role in the sixth and final season of House of Cards (Netflix Original Series) and Matthew Weiner's The Romanoffs for Amazon Original Series. Lane is represented by Brian Swardstrom, Dani Streisand, Shani Rosenzweig - UTA.

BARRY KEOGHAN
Barry Keoghan was most recently seen starring in renowned documentarian Bart Layton's first scripted feature (based on a true story) American Animals. The movie premiered at Sundance and took the indie box office by storm with its summer release by Film4 and The Orchard. Earlier this year, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in the "Best Supporting Actor" category for his performance in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Killing of a Sacred Deer where he starred opposite Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman for A24. The film premiered at Cannes, where Keoghan was named "Cannes: Next Big Thing" by The Hollywood Reporter. He also played one of the young leads alongside Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster Dunkirk, which grossed over $500 million and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Both roles earned him a spot on Variety's "10 Actors to Watch" for 2017. Other recent credits include the critically-acclaimed '71 opposite Jack O'Connell for director Yann Demange (which landed him on Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" list), Trespass Against Us with Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson and Rebecca Daly's Mammal opposite Rachel Griffiths, which premiered at Sundance in 2016. Up next, Keoghan will be seen starring in both Film4's feature Calm with Horses and HBO's miniseries Chernobyl with Jared Harris and Emily Watson. Keoghan is represented by Chris Fioto, George Freeman - WME // Kelli Alick, Clifford Murray, Evelyn O'Neill - Management 360 // Sam Fox, Conor McCaughan - Troika, UK.

IMOGEN POOTS
As an emerging actress on the rise, Imogen Poots challenges herself with each new role and continues to evolve her body of work with every project she takes on. Since making her breakthrough performance as "Tammy" in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's critically acclaimed film 28 Weeks Later, Poots has continued to impress critics and audiences alike. She recently appeared in Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups, Anders Walters' I Kill Giants and Vladimir de Fontenay's Mobile Homes. Among her many other feature credits are Friday's Child, Frank and Lola, All Is By My Side, A Long Way Down and Filth. Beyond film, Poots' television credits include Showtime's Roadies, BBC's Miss Austen Regrets, ITV's Bouquet of Barbed Wire, and BBC's Christopher and His Kind. On stage, her theater credits include Amy Herzog's Belleville as well as James Macdonald's Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Poots is represented by CAA and Troika.

LASHANA LYNCH
Most recently, it was announced that Lashana Lynch would have a significant role in Disney & Marvel's Captain Marvel opposite Brie Larson. Previously, she was seen in the lead role of "Rosaline" in Shonda Rhimes' ABC show Still Star-Crossed and also appears as a lead in the miniseries Bulletproof airing later this year. Lashana gained rave reviews for her performance in Educating Rita at Chichester Festival Theatre, where she played the iconic title role opposite Lenny Henry. The Guardian wrote, "Lashana Lynch is a knock out in the role - dazzlingly fresh." She is also a Laurence Olivier Bursary Award winner. Lynch is represented by Stevem Brown, Matt Smith - ICM // Danielle Robinson - Alan Siegel Entertainment // Joe Hutton -BWH Agency, UK.

JULIANA CANFIELD
Juliana Canfield recently starred in the Theatre for a New Audience production of He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box. She followed that with a performance in Colt Coeur's production of Zurich, opposite Paul Wesley. She will next be seen in New York Theatre Workshop's production of The House That Will Not Stand. Canfield currently appears in a recurring role on the critically-acclaimed HBO series Succession, opposite Jeremy Strong. She holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Canfield is represented by Sarah Kelly, Sean Liebowitz, Craig Shapiro - ICM // Emily Gerson-Saines - Brookside Management.

MARIN IRELAND
Marin Ireland's theatre credits include Reasons to be Pretty, for which she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Tony?. Her other New York credits include Summer And Smoke at Classic Stage, Ironbound at The Geffen, The Big Knife on Broadway (opposite Bobby Cannavale), Ironbound at Rattlestick, Kill Floor at Lincoln Center, Blasted and Marie Antoinette, both at Soho Rep, Three Sisters at Classic Stage, Cyclone at Studio Dante (Obie Award), and In the Wake at the Public Theatre. Some of her TV and film work includes Girls, Homeland, Masters of Sex, The Divide, The Slap, Glass Chin (Independent Spirit nomination 2016), Sparrows Dance, The Family Fang, 28 Hotel Rooms, In the Radiant City, and Hell or High Water. Most recently she was seen in the Lifetime movie Flint, about the Flint water crisis, playing activist Melissa Mays. She currently appears on the Amazon series Sneaky Pete. Ireland is represented by Sean Liebowitz, Brian Mann, Craig Shapiro, ICM // Nikola Barisic - Untitled.

ABOUT FX NETWORKS
FX Networks, a business unit of 21st Century Fox, is comprised of the networks FX, FXX and FXM and the video on-demand app FXNOW. FX, the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel, launched in June of 1994 and is carried in 89 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including Taboo, Legion, Snowfall, Trust and the upcoming Mayans M.C. and Mr Inbetween; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story and FEUD; acclaimed hit comedy series including Atlanta, Baskets and Better Things, and the upcoming What We Do in the Shadows; the dance musical series Pose, and the upcoming docuseries The Weekly with The New York Times. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, Justified and The Americans. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FXX, the newest network, launched in September 2013 and is carried in 86 million homes. Geared towards a young adult audience, the schedule features original series, movies, and acquired series. The channel is anchored by the acclaimed hit comedies It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the Emmy(R) Award winning comedy series Archer, and You're the Worst. FXX is also the exclusive cable home to The Simpsons, the longest-running comedy in TV history. FXM (formerly Fox Movie Channel) was launched in October of 1994 and is now carried in 58 million homes. Its schedule features classic films during the day (FXM Retro), and contemporary box office hits and acclaimed, award-winning films in the evening, as well as short-form award-winning original programming. FX Networks received 55 Emmy(R) Award nominations in 2017, the most of any basic cable network for the fourth consecutive year, after winning a basic cable record 18 Emmy Awards in 2016.