Ben Schnetzer has taken on the starring role as Yorick for the FX Series Y: The Last Man following Barry Keoghan's exit.

Goat star Ben Schnetzer is set to play Yorick Brown in the upcoming Y: The Last Man series on FX, thereby replacing Barry Keoghan, Collider has confirmed. Based on the comic book by Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man follows Yorick Brown, who finds himself as the last living cisgender male on Earth after a cataclysmic event wipes out every other man on the planet. With the help of his pet monkey Ampersand, Yorick sets out to find his girlfriend Beth, and together they end up traversing a post-apocalyptic world in which women call …

FX's adaptation of Y: The Last Man has suffered another setback, as sources say the lead role of Yorick will be recast, Collider has exclusively learned. Rising star Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer) had been cast as Yorick Brown, who finds himself as the last living male on Earth after a cataclysmic event wipes out every other man on the planet. With the help of his pet monkey Ampersand, Yorick sets out to find his girlfriend Beth, and together they end up traversing a post-apocalyptic world in which women call the shots. Based on the …