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Natasha Rothwell has been crying for the last two weeks.

And since How to Die Alone premiering Friday on Hulu is the actor-writers most vulnerable work to date, she cant blame it on cutting onions.

At an intimate screening in New York City on Monday, Rothwell told the audience that she wants them to understand the difference between loneliness and being alone. Its a lesson she credits to a lot of self-work and experience, including about two decades of therapy. With How to Die Alone, Rothwell wants to remind others that they are enough and worthy of living the life they want.

The series eight half-hour episodes, produced by ABC Signature and Rothwells Big Hattie Production company, incorporate comedy, surrealism and some heavy moments that hit close to home. Rothwell serves as the creator, co-showrunner and executive producer. She also plays the lead character, Mel, whom the logline describes as a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee whos never been in love and forgotten how to dream.

We meet Mel when shes down bad. Shes an airport employee whos afraid to fly and has lingering feelings toward her soon-to-be-married ex. And things get worse before they can get better. But Mels realization that shes the person holding herself back from reaching her dreams or even from dreaming in the first place hits hard after she faces a life-threatening accident. The series can best be described by a Toni Morrison quote: Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.

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