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Natasha Rothwell gets a new lease on life in the upcoming Hulu comedy How to Die Alone , which will debut the first four episodes on Friday, Sept. 13; new episodes stream on Fridays.

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The half-hour series follows Mel (played by Rothwell), a “broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream,” per the official synopsis, “until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.”

Rothwell, who created the series, executive-produces and serves as co-showrunner alongside Vera Santamaria ( PEN15 , Orange Is the New Black ).

Conrad Ricamora ( The Resident , Fire Island ), Jocko Sims ( New Amsterdam ), KeiLyn Durrel Jones ( The Other Two , Succession ) and Bashir Salahuddin ( South Side , Sherman’s Showcase ) round out the ensemble.

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* NBC’s atypically disparaged Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks telecast drew 7.6 million viewers on Thursday night, up 2% from last year to mark a three-year audience high.

* BTS members Jimin and Jung Kook will star in the travel series Are You Sure?! , premiering Thursday, Aug. 8 on Disney+, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Filmed in 2023, before they enlisted for mandatory military service in South Korea, the eight-episode show follows the pair as they trek through New York; Jeju Island, South Korea and Sapporo, Japan.

* Netflix has released a trailer for the true crime doc The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt , premiering Tuesday, July 16:

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