Dying for Sex (Disney+)
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I can’t quite put my finger on the tone of new Disney+ US dramedy Dying for Sex. There’s sex and death, of course. The series is based on the real-life story of fortysomething Molly Kochan, who, on receiving an incurable breast cancer diagnosis, left her husband and embarked on a kinky sex quest until her death in 2019 (Kochan discussed her experiences with her friend Nikki Boyer, which were turned into a Wondery podcast). Finally it struck me: sweetness. While sex and death are amply represented, from giant vibrators to near-death hallucinations, it’s the sweetness that stays with you, burning through the melancholy and rocket-fuelling the humour.
