Dying for Sex
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After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.
After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.
There are times when “Dying for Sex” feels like it’s rushing certain dramatic beats, especially the dissolution of the relationship between Nikki and her partner, Noah (Kelvin Yu), due to her spending more time with Molly than at home. Still, these are minor issues for a show that builds to something truly impressive. As good as everyone is for those first six episodes—all close to 30 minutes, by the way, which helps the show avoid the narrative sag that plagues modern television—it’s all setting the stage for the inevitable.
Michelle Williams put in a stunning performance in this tale of a dying woman’s quest to have an orgasm. It’s not just clever, tender and blackly comic – it’s a beautiful meditation on what it means to live (and die) well. The 50 best TV shows of 2025 More on the best culture of 2025.Dying for Sex is about a fortysomething woman leaving her husband and having lots of experimental sex after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
