The Last Man On Earth Season Finale: 10 Big Questions That Need Answering
9. What Exactly Is The Virus?
Very little is known at this point as to what the mystery virus is that wiped out almost all of the planet's seven billion inhabitants. That has been by design, according to the show's creators.
Chris Miller, one of the executive producers, stated in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that dead bodies were actually planned on being included in the pilot but they were instructed (presumably by Fox) to remove them.
During the interview he speculated on how they could still account for the mystery virus in a world that suspiciously lacked any dead bodies... "There was a thought, just recently, that there should just be clothes lying around on the ground all over the place. A flesh- and bone-eating virus."
While the show could just as easily never attempt to explain the virus, it will be fascinating if there is some account offered as to what it was that ravaged mankind.