Ampersand

Casting announcements for the TV adaptation of the Vertigo comic series Y: The Last Man have been steadily rolling in, but one key character won’t need to be cast at all. Ampersand the capuchin monkey will be portrayed mostly through special effects, said FX CEO John Landgraf in an interview with /Film. Ampersand’s role in the story goes far beyond being the cute animal sidekick, although his appeal in that regard can’t be denied. The premise of the comic, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Pia Guerra, is a plague that wipes out every male mammal on Earth. The main character, Yorick (who will be played in the show by Barry Keoghan), is the exception that gives the series its name – but his pet monkey, Ampersand, is another. RELATED: Why FX’s Y: The Last Man Adaptation Is Called Simply ‘Y’ The mystery that surrounds these two unlikely survivors means that the monkey couldn’t be left ou