Dying for Sex (2025): What you Should know About the Funny and Radical Series

With a title that will make anyone curious, Dying for Sex, has made many look twice at it. The show, co-created and written by Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether, is based on a story where the protagonist suffering from a terminal cancer diagnosis is quite literally dying for sex. 

A trailer and multiple teasers have been released, all of which show a woman on a quest to get the one thing she has always lacked in her marriage. Full of heart, humor, and tears, Dying for Sex will be the one show to look out for this month. 

Want to know more about the show? In this article, we will reveal the release date, plot details, and more. Also, stay tuned as we will update this space with more details as and when they get released. 

Release date and Where to Watch

Dying for Sex will premiere on Friday, Apr. 4, 2025, on Hulu and Disney+. All eight episodes will be available at premiere.

What is the plot of Dying for Sex?

Dying for Sex is inspired by Molly Kochan’s story, which was originally shared on the Wondery podcast she created with Nikki Boyer, her best friend. The official logline of the show reads: 

“After Molly (Michelle Williams) receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she decides to leave her husband, Steve (Jay Duplass), and begins to explore the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life. Gird yourself, Molly has a lot to accomplish in the little time she has left.”

It further says:

“There’s no time for pearl clutching or passing judgement, Molly has no interest in what you think about her proverbial bucket list (btw, this phrase will always provoke an eye roll). She gains the courage to embark on this adventure from her ride or die Nikki (Jenny Slate), a woman whose love and devotion will compel you to pick up the phone and call that friend already!”

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Michelle Williams said about her character:

"This is a person who wants to experience every sensation, every available pleasure, the most out of everything as a kind of counterbalance to her medical life, where things are being done to her and it’s procedural and it’s uncomfortable. Like when she had a cane and they said, “Is that part of your kink?”—she turned these negatives into positives."

The actress also talked about the original Molly and further explained:

"The real Molly continued to find ways to explore her sexuality, to feel good about her body even when she was right toward the end of her life. She loved to get beautiful lingerie and would take these really gorgeous pictures of herself, but they would be creatively disguising chemo scars or where her chemo port was. She found ways to continue to love herself."

She also said that Molly wanted to heal something in her- "I would say Molly’s radical acceptance of what a body wants. She wanted to heal something even though her end was in sight—she didn’t want to go out broken."

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Who is in Dying for Sex?

Main cast members: 

• Michelle Williams as Molly
• Jenny Slate as Nikki
• Jay Duplass as Steve
• Kelvin Yu as Noah
• David Rasche as Dr. Pankowitz
• Esco Jouléy as Sonya
• Rob Delaney as Neighbor Guy
• Sissy Spacek as Gail

Other cast members:

• Gene Thomas as Rocky
• Ethan Zeph as Hot Bro 
• Maria Jung as Miranda
• Nikki Boyer as Cousin Sheila 
• Katie Lee Hill as Beth
• Tony Macht as Teddy 
• Cindy Cheung as Ann-Marie 
• Emiko Dunn as Winter
• Pawel Szajda 
• Margaret Cho 
• Jillian Mercado
• Marcello Hernández

Is There a Trailer for Dying for Sex?

The Dying For Sex trailer shows Michelle Williams’ Molly deciding to fulfill her bucket list with her best friend Jenny Slate’s Nikki by her side. She tells the doctor: “I haven’t done anything with my life, I’ve never even had an orgasm with another person.”

What follows is her trying to get what she desires. Toward the end of the trailer, she says: “I want to feel everything for as long as I can.” Check out the trailer below:

Check out the teaser below where Nikki tries to make a profile picture for Molly:

That's not all. FX has also released a No Regrets teaser; watch it below:

A Make It Sexy teaser has also been released. Watch it below:

Filming Details

Dying for Sex was filmed from Feb. 5, 2024 to Apr 2024, in New York City. 

Behind the Scenes 

Dying for Sex is written and co-created by Kim Rosenstock & Elizabeth Meriwether. They serve as executive producers along with Kathy Ciric, Katherine Pope, Wondery’s Hernan Lopez, Marshall Lewy Jen Sargent, and Aaron Hart, Michelle Williams, Shannon Murphy, Nikki Boyer, and Leslye Headland. The show is produced by 20th Television.