| Genre: | Comedy |
| Creator: | Natasha Rothwell Vera Santamaria |
| Showrunner: | Natasha Rothwell Vera Santamaria |
| Starring: | Natasha Rothwell Conrad Ricamora Jocko Sims KeiLyn Durrel Jones |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | Hulu |
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.
"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]
How to Die Alone was created by Natasha Rothwell, known for her roles on Insecure and White Lotus, and Vera Santamaria. Both are also executive producers along with Jude Weng and Desiree Akhavan. The series is produced under Disney's Onyx Collective, ABC Signature, and Big Hattie Productions. 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.
The 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.