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15th September 2021
08:59am BST

There have been some important updates to the story since it was originally published in 2002, with focus also given to the trans community and how trans men - being viewed as men by the population - are now forced to "come out" to literally every person who might not have looked twice at them before.
Additionally, the Democratic/Republic divide feels more entrenched than ever, especially as America is still very much under the show of its 45th President. It gives the performers some rich, layered characters to really dig their teeth into, especially Diane Lane, who - despite starring in some huge movies and getting an Oscar nomination - really feels like an actress that never truly got the opportunity to show the true depth of her talents.
Through those first episodes, all of which were slickly directed and intelligently scripted by an all-female team of writers, directors and showrunners, the vibe is very much House Of Cards meets The Leftovers. But with a monkey in it. And truth be told, Schnetzer's character truly feels like an odd one out. Maybe that is on purpose, considering the premise, but his snarky one-liners bump hard against the catastrophe that everyone else in the show is reacting to.
The show has yet to show any real interest in the mystery behind the sudden deaths (and maybe it never will), but if it continues down this very interesting path of how a world would respond to global devastation like this, then we'll still be completely hooked.
The first three episodes of Y: The Last Man will be available on Disney+ from Wednesday, 22 September, with the rest of the season arriving weekly each Wednesday after that.
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