TV Series· 2020· Drama

I May Destroy You

by Michaela Coel

I May Destroy You: it draws on 1 recorded source.

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Fleabag

TV Series · 2016

InfluenceLOW

Lineage rather than acknowledgement. Waller-Bridge's series made a particular thing commissionable at the BBC: a half hour written by and starring one woman, drawn from her own life, moving between comedy and a serious trauma the show takes its time reaching. Coel's series is the next one of those and is often discussed beside it. Michaela Coel has not named Fleabag as a source and has been clear that the work comes from her own experience which is why the importance is set to LOW.

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I May Destroy You

After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, her life changes irreversibly and Arabella is forced to reassess everything: her career, her friends, even her family. As Arabella struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery. The series is set in London with a predominantly Black British cast. Coel stars as Arabella, a young writer in the public eye who seeks to rebuild her life after being raped, with co-stars Weruche Opia as Terry and Paapa Essiedu as Kwame, her two best friends. The series premiered on 7 June 2020 on HBO and on 8 June 2020 on BBC One.