While speaking to PEOPLE, Michelle Williams and Rob Delaney opened up about how they supported each other through one particularly difficult scene to film on the hilarious yet heartbreaking FX limited series 'Dying for Sex'.

Along with being excited to work with these remarkable women, Williams also told me she was incredibly moved by the real Molly’s story. Dying for Sex was inspired by a podcast of the same name by Molly Kochan (who Williams plays) and her best friend Nikki Boyer.

The new FX on Hulu miniseries “Dying for Sex” is based on a heartbreaking true story about Molly Kochan, a woman with terminal cancer who decides to go on sexual escapades at the end of her life.

Based on a podcast of the same name, in Dying for Sex Molly Kochan goes on a sexploration journey after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis

FX's Dying for Sex is inspired by a real terminal cancer patient who began a journey of sexual exploration when she got her diagnosis

FX's limited series on Hulu is a showcase for Michelle Williams and features a stellar cast that includes Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, Sissy Spacek and Esco Jouléy.