Dying for Sex

Matt Roush says...

Winner of an Emmy for FX’s Fosse/Verdon, the remarkable Michelle Williams should be a front-runner again for her bold and unflinching performance in an eight-part drama (all episodes available) that brings new meaning to provocative. She’s Molly, whose terminal diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer propels her on a sensual journey to explore sexual desires she has long repressed and can’t begin to understand. The equally excellent Jenny Slate co-stars as her best friend Nikki, who upends her life to care for Molly, supporting her with equal parts rage and humor. Raw, wrenching, graphic and at times hysterically funny, Dying is enlivened by Williams’ affecting portrait of a woman bravely breaking every taboo with wonder and ferocious curiosity. With Sissy Spacek as Molly’s meddling mom, Jay Duplass as her baffled husband and Catastrophe’s Rob Delaney as a curious neighbor from across the hall. Inspired by a Wondery podcast created by Nikki Boyer and Molly Kochan.

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