Six years after landing at FX for development, the drama based on the beloved comic series was axed before it could even finish its first and (possibly) only season.

Instead, further delays followed as word came in February 2020 that Dunkirk breakout Keoghan — who was poised to star as last man on earth Yorick — was being recast.

Other original stars from Green and Croal’s pilot, including Lashana Lynch and Imogen Poots, were recast as the series enlisted Ashley Romans, Olivia Thirlby and Elliot Fletcher.

Because of the delays amid the showrunner and cast changes, FX had to extend options on original Y stars, including Lane.

Clark pitched a potential second season to FX execs in late September, after four of its 10 episodes had aired on the cabler’s Hulu hub and well after reviews for the series were published.

Ultimately, FX brass declined to pay $3 million to further extend options on the Y cast as execs did not want to leave the cast in limbo yet again.

That means FX had little to no data on which to evaluate the series, including how it performed in its entirety over a certain timeframe, etc.

Now the question becomes if producers including Clark and Nina Jacobson (Impeachment) — both of whom are based at FX Productions with overall deals — can successfully find a new home for their series about gender identity.

Sources say HBO Max is likely the target home for a potential second season of the series as its corporate parent, WarnerMedia, also owns DC Comics, whose imprint, Vertigo, published the Y:TLM comic series from 2002-08.

Should a suitor for the series emerge, FX Productions would face the decision of selling library rights to season one as well as transferring ownership of the series or becoming a third-party content supplier — something that under Disney is considered a long-shot given Disney’s push for vertical integration.