How to Die Alone is an upcoming American comedy series created by and starring Natasha Rothwell. The series follows a woman who has never been in love, and decides to change her life after a near-death experience. Conrad Ricamora, Jocko Sims, and KeiLyn Durrel Jones also star. It will premiere on Hulu on September 13, 2024.
| How to Die Alone | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Natasha Rothwell Vera Santamaria |
| Showrunners | Natasha Rothwell Vera Santamaria |
| Starring | Natasha Rothwell Conrad Ricamora Jocko Sims KeiLyn Durrel Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Big Hattie Productions Onyx Collective ABC Signature |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hulu |
Plot
edit"Mel (Natasha Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary."[1]
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Natasha Rothwell as Melissa, also known as "Mel" [2]
- Conrad Ricamora as Rory, Mel's best friend[2]
- Jocko Sims as Alex, Mel's ex[2]
- KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Terrance, Mel's co-worker[2]
Guest
edit- Bashir Salahuddin as Brian, Mel's older brother[1]
Production
editHow to Die Alone was created by Natasha Rothwell, known for her roles on Insecure and White Lotus, and Vera Santamaria.[1] Both are also executive producers along with Jude Weng and Desiree Akhavan.[1] The series is produced under Disney's Onyx Collective, ABC Signature, and Big Hattie Productions.[1] Rothwell stated that she wanted to "to really explore the difference between loneliness and being alone" in the series.[2] In November 2022 it was announced that How to Die Alone was picked up by Onyx Collective for an eight-episode order starring Rothwell.[3]
The cast members were announced in February 2023.[4] Conrad Ricamora, Jocko Sims, and KeiLyn Durrel Jones were announced as series regulars, and Bashir Salahuddin was announced as a recurring guest star.[4]
Release
editThe series is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on September 13, 2024 with the release of the first four episodes. Additional episodes will be released weekly thereafter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Andreeva, Nellie. "Natasha Rothwell's Onyx Comedy Series 'How To Die Alone' Gets Premiere Date, Key Art". Deadline. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Edwards, Belen. "'How to Die Alone' is Natasha Rothwell's 'most vulnerable' work yet". Mashable. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (2022-11-17). "'Insecure' Alum Natasha Rothwell to Write and Star in Hulu Comedy 'How to Die Alone'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (2023-02-23). "Natasha Rothwell's 'How To Die Alone' Sets Main Cast With Conrad Ricamora, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Jocko Sims; Bashir Salahuddin To Recur". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-07.