Dying for Sex

After Molly Kochan is told she has Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, her life takes an abrupt turn. Rather than clinging to her familiar routine, she chooses to redefine what intimacy means at this point in her life. She leaves her husband and begins to explore desire on her own terms, free from the assumptions that once anchored her. The diagnosis becomes a catalyst that pushes Molly to claim authority over her body and emotions, even as friends, family, and medical teams respond with concern and care. The tone fuses smart humor with unflinching honesty, letting Molly test boundaries, meet new people, and ask hard questions about love, loss, and identity. Her choices challenge those around her and create awkward, funny, and tender moments.

The show is the brainchild of Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock and Sabrina Wu. It stars Michelle Williams as Molly Kochan, Jenny Slate as Nikki Boyer, with Jay Duplass, Kelvin Yu and David Rasche in supporting roles. It premiered in 2025.

Reception sits in the middle of the road with an average around 6.5 from about a hundred votes, reflecting a mix of humor and weighty drama. The show uses its premise to explore freedom after illness, the fragility of relationships, and the courage to insist on pleasure and self regard. Viewers sense the show is willing to take risks.

As of now there are no major awards announced for this title. Critics have highlighted the performances of Williams and Slate as a bright point, while the blend of humor and drama is noted as a bold choice for a modern drama comedy.

It remains early in its run, but the premise already invites conversations about aging, desire, and illness in mainstream culture. Viewers may talk about how humor shifts the stigma around serious health news and how love evolves when life becomes unpredictable.