<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Last Man on Earth is an American post-apocalyptic comedy television series created by and starring Will Forte . It premiered on Fox on March 1, 2015 . The pilot episode was written by Forte, and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . On April 8, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2015 . On March 24, 2016, the show was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 25, 2016 . On May 10, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on October 1, 2017 . On May 10, 2018, Fox cancelled the series after four seasons . </P> <P> Almost a year after a deadly virus sweeps Earth, Phil Miller (Will Forte) is seemingly the only human survivor in late 2020 . As he searches for others and paints signs stating he is alive in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona, he finds no one . Before attempting suicide, he discovers another survivor, Carol Pilbasian (Kristen Schaal). Despite being annoyed by each other, Carol insists Phil marry her so their children will not be born out of wedlock . Although Phil thinks that it is ridiculous to hang on to traditions from the "old world", they marry for re-population purposes . Over the next several months, more survivors join them . When Phil's irritating attitude leads to his banishment from Tucson, Carol leaves with him . </P> <P> In season 2, Phil and Carol continue their road trip in the middle of 2023 . They discover the group has relocated to Malibu, California and travel there to reunite with them and rebuild trust . Meanwhile, Phil's astronaut brother Mike Miller (Jason Sudeikis) crashes down to Earth and finds his way to Malibu, where he joins the survivors briefly before possibly being infected by the virus . </P>

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