Dying for Sex. “I have to be a mom to my kids! I can’t have a full-on breakdown.”The moment felt like a fitting end for the interview, given the themes of the FX series that Meriwether co-created, wrote, and executive produced with her friend and former collaborator Kim Rosenstock.
While, yes, Dying for Sex is technically inspired by the real-life story and podcast of Molly Kochan, a woman with Stage IV cancer, and her best friend Nikki Boyer, who was by Molly’s side until her death in 2019, it’s never dreary or maudlin—quite the opposite.
Unfiltered, sexy, funny are more accurate descriptions that come to mind. stars as Molly, who decides to embark on a journey of sexual exploration after her terminal diagnosis.
She’s never had an orgasm with a sexual partner before, and she’s determined to change that—even if it means leaving her mother-hen of a husband (Jay Duplass).