Y: The Last Man Would the World Be Kind (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | Action, Adventure, Drama

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Y: The Last Man

Would the World Be Kind (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a mass casualty event wipes out every creature with a Y chromosome, President Jennifer Brown responds to the crisis. Yorick fears he may be the only survivor. Hero attempts to right a wrong.

Showrunner

Eliza Clark

Director

Louise Friedberg

Writers

Brian K. Vaughan (based on DC comic book series by) | Pia Guerra (based on DC comic book series by) | Eliza Clark (developed by) (teleplay by) | Tian Jun Gu (executive story editor) & 4 more

Producers

Eliza Clark | Pia Guerra

Composer

Herdís Stefánsdóttir

Cinematographer

Catherine Lutes

Casting Directors

Courtney Bright | Nicole Daniels

Production Designer

Alexandra Schaller

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 13, 2021

Release date

Sep 13, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

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