How To Die Alone

Matt Roush says...

“You’re your own emergency contact?” a nurse asks Mel (Emmy-nominated Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus) after a near-death encounter. Mel is the heroine of this smartly endearing quasi-romantic comedy, a JFK Airport employee who feels invisible to others and is afraid to fly, a metaphor for the fear and self-doubt that keeps her grounded and alone. “I have no idea where I’m going—and even if I did, I couldn’t afford it,” she laments. But when a near-fatal encounter with a toppled Ikea-style armoire sends her to the hospital, Mel begins a journey of self-improvement and acceptance. An invitation to a New Year’s wedding in Maui from his boss and ex-boyfriend (New Amsterdam’s Jocko Sims) inspires her to test and spread her wings. Godspeed, Mel! The series launches with four episodes.

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