Good Sex (2026)
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A pragmatic therapist navigating the New York dating scene discovers that finding good sex has no set formula.
The story
After spending a decade in a failed relationship, pragmatic couples’ therapist Ally is turning 40 and reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. However, her return to the dating world leads her to encounter two very different men—one in his twenties and one in his fifties. These encounters challenge her expectations and reveal that there is no set formula for finding good sex.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After spending a decade in a failed relationship, pragmatic couples’ therapist Ally is turning 40 and reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. But she gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men—one in his twenties and one in his fifties—who show her there is no set formula for good sex.
- First release year
- 2026
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Lena Dunham
- Writers
- Lena Dunham · writer
- Cast and characters
- Natalie Portman · Ally; Mark Ruffalo; Tucker Pillsbury · Caleb; Tramell Tillman; Rashida Jones; Meg Ryan
- Genres
- romantic comedy
- Themes
- dating; relationships
- Tone and mood
- romantic comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- romance; comedy
- Production trivia
- Netflix won the auction, acquiring the project for around $55 million.; Offers for worldwide distribution rights reached as high as $45 million.
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