‘Mad Men’ Star January Jones Joins Fox’s Will Forte Comedy ‘The Last Man on Earth’

Also signing on are Kristen Schaal, Mel Rodriguez and Cleopatra Coleman

January Jones

For “The Last Man on Earth,” Will Forte‘s Phil Miller has quite a bit of company.

January Jones, Kristen Schaal, Mel Rodriguez and Cleopatra Coleman have joined the former “Saturday Night Live” funnyman for his upcoming Fox sitcom, a person with knowledge of the production told TheWrap.

Viewers will recognize Jones as Betty Draper/Francis from AMC’s “Mad Men,” Schaal from “Flight of the Conchords” and “30 Rock,” and Rodriguez from HBO’s “Getting On.” Coleman is possibly the least-known new face; she hails from “Step Up Revolution,” among other shows and films.

Jones will play “strong independent spirit” Melissa, who combines her warmth and strength with a “no-nonsense attitude.” Rodriguez plays optimist Todd, while Coleman and Schaal will play Erica and Carol, respectively.

In the series, Forte’s character wakes up to find himself as — you guessed it — the last man on Earth. Clearly, however, there are now women — and at least one other man — that viewers will be spending time with.

Perhaps some or all of the new recruits — particularly the male Rodriguez — will appear in episodic flashbacks, which we know will exist on the fairly secretive TV project.

Forte’s post-apocalyptic sitcom debuts on Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m. The following Sunday, the half-hour comedy will settle into the show’s normal 9:30 p.m. timeslot.

“The Last Man on Earth” is executive produced by Forte, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“The Lego Movie”), as well as Seth Cohen.

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