--- title: "Dying for Sex: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex" critics_score: 75 critics_reviews: 9 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dying for Sex (2025): what the critics said Critics' score 75 from 9 reviews: 7 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative. Most critics respond warmly to Dying for Sex, praising its frank treatment of female pleasure and its willingness to find comedy amid terminal illness. The performances draw consistent approval, particularly Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate’s chemistry, while Molly and Nikki’s friendship supplies much of the emotional weight. Praise also centres on the handling of sexual discovery and kink, with several reviews finding warmth and humour where a more conventional cancer drama might settle for solemnity. The reservations concern how fully the series develops the life surrounding that sexual quest. The Telegraph finds the tone too flippant at times, though it values the tender friendship scenes. The Hollywood Reporter offers the strongest dissent, finding the characters underdeveloped and the treatment of Molly emotionally incurious. The spread is fairly wide rather than unanimous: most reviews credit the balance of comedy and grief, while the less persuaded find that emotional depth wanting. ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 4 April 2025. The series upends expectations for on-screen sex with its feminist focus on a woman's quest for pleasure amid terminal illness. It singles out the deepening friendship between Molly and Nikki for particular praise as it expands the idea of a soulmate. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/04/dying-for-sex-review-michelle-williams-erotic-journey-is-revolutionary-tv) ## Variety — Alison Herman Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 4 April 2025. It is a superb, defiantly joyful and lewdly hilarious work that honors the real-life story's rejection of typical terminal-illness narratives through candid exploration of sex, friendship and mortality, buoyed by strong performances. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/dying-for-sex-review-michelle-williams-cancer-1236353744) ## The Independent Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 4 April 2025. Williams excels in this wise, warm and raunchy comedy that finds new life near death. It singles out the intimate portrayal of Molly's interior life and the gentle comedy for making the series soothing and universal. [Read the review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/michelle-williams-dying-for-sex-disney-b2722576.html) ## The AV Club — Tim Lowery Rating B. 27 March 2025. The critic praises the show's ability to balance comedy and tragedy in a story about a woman with terminal cancer embarking on sexual exploration, highlighting its buoyant tone, strong performances especially from Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, and emotional depth without being dismal. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/dying-for-sex-review-fx-tv-hulu) ## The Times — Janice Turner Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 4 April 2025. The series daringly defies cancer drama clichés by focusing on a woman's sexual quest. It questions whether the story would be celebrated if the protagonist were male. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/dying-for-sex-mobland-landman-tv-review-2j8zljq87) ## The Telegraph — Anita Singh Rating 3/5. 4 April 2025. The drama feels too flippant at times despite strong performances. It singles out the tender friendship scenes between Molly and Nikki as the most moving elements. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/dying-for-sex-review-disney-plus-michelle-williams/) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Angie Han Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 27 March 2025. The series is an unapologetically horny and open-minded chronicle of a woman's erotic awakening amid terminal illness, but it proves emotionally incurious and fails to develop the characters or Molly beyond her sexual journey. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/dying-for-sex-review-michelle-williams-jenny-slate-fx-1236173612/) ## Paste — Michael Savio Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 11 April 2025. Dying for Sex succeeds as a kinky, tonally complex update to the cancer comedy genre that affirms bodily liberation and empowerment. It highlights the show's savvy, whimsical portrayal of kink and sexual discovery as its crowning achievement. [Read the review](https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/dying-for-sex/dying-for-sex-puts-a-kink-in-the-cancer-comedy-genre) ## Collider — Elisa Guimarães Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 27 March 2025. The series is a charming, heartwarming watch about death, friendship, and sex that ultimately rewards viewers despite some flaws. It singles out the effortless chemistry between Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate as a standout element that redefines soulmate relationships. [Read the review](https://collider.com/dying-for-sex-fx-review/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md