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How to Die Alone

TV·2024–2024·1 season, 8 episodes·Hulu·Comedy·Created by Natasha Rothwell

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Mel is 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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01How to Die Alone S01E05Trust No OneS01E05 · 9.0Mel arrives to her family's Thanksgiving dinner desperate to be seen in a new light while secretly engaging in psychological warfare with her brother.
  2. 02How to Die Alone S01E06Let Fear WinS01E06 · 9.0It's graduation day and Terrance surprises Mel with a gift she never expected.
  3. 03How to Die Alone S01E08Get LostS01E08 · 9.0Mel’s world opens up as she takes her first flight.

Cast

Natasha RothwellNatasha RothwellMelissaConrad RicamoraConrad RicamoraRoryJocko SimsJocko SimsAlexKeiLyn Durrel JonesKeiLyn Durrel JonesTerrance

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2024Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01How to Die Alone S01E01Stop LivingSeptember 13, 2024 5.5When Mel's best friend deserts her on her birthday, she tries to salvage the day with a gift that knocks her out and wakes her up.
  2. S01E02How to Die Alone S01E02Lie and DenySeptember 13, 2024 4.8Still in pain from her accident, Mel and Rory go on a prescription drug hunt in the airport's underbelly.
  3. S01E03How to Die Alone S01E03Burn BridgesSeptember 13, 2024 4.5A professional development classroom exercise reveals to Mel why and who has been holding her back.
  4. S01E04How to Die Alone S01E04SettleSeptember 13, 2024 8.0When Mel finds herself stuck between Alex's past, present and future, it drives her into the arms of a coworker.
  5. S01E05How to Die Alone S01E05Season's bestTrust No OneSeptember 20, 2024 9.0Mel arrives to her family's Thanksgiving dinner desperate to be seen in a new light while secretly engaging in psychological warfare with he
  6. S01E06How to Die Alone S01E06Let Fear WinSeptember 20, 2024 9.0It's graduation day and Terrance surprises Mel with a gift she never expected.
  7. S01E07How to Die Alone S01E07Kill Your DarlingsSeptember 27, 2024 8.0Mel hopes to ring in the New Year by winning Alex back.
  8. S01E08How to Die Alone S01E08Get LostSeptember 27, 2024 9.0Mel’s world opens up as she takes her first flight.

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