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Dying for Sex
2025
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
60–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 90, everyone else 72.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Created by
- Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock
- Released
- 4 April 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 3 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (13) →
Awards & nominations
See all 26 →2 major awards won · 3 wins from 26 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2026 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited and Anthology Series | Shannon Murphy | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Michelle Williams | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2025 | Best Limited Series | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2025 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jeanie Bacharach and Jessica Daniels | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Michelle Williams | Winner |
| Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited and Anthology Series | Shannon Murphy | Winner |
Primetime Emmy Awards
6 nominations
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Shannon Murphy (for "It's Not That Serious") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Katherine Pope, Kathy Ciric, Hernan Lopez, Jen Sargent, Marshall Lewy, Aaron Hart, Michelle Williams, Nikki Boyer, Shannon Murphy, and Leslye Headland | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Rob Delaney | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Kim Rosenstock, and Elizabeth Meriwether (for "Good Value Diet Soda") | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jeanie Bacharach and Jessica Daniels | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Melissa Toth, Kenn Hamilton, Caroline Quiroga, Chris Rumery, and David Burnett (for "Topping is a Sacred Skill") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Ariel Marx (for "It's Not That Serious") | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
Gotham TV Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Breakthrough Limited Series | Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, Nikki Boyer, Kathy Ciric, Shannon Murphy, Katherine Pope, Kim Rosenstock, and Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
Astra TV Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Best Cast Ensemble in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | Dying for Sex | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Jenny Slate | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Shannon Murphy, Kim Rosenstock, and Elizabeth Meriwether (for "It's Not That Serious") | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Michelle Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials | Dying for Sex | Nominee |