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But when her drink is spiked, she must question. It turned out I had been sexually assaulted by strangers. Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella (Michaela Coel), a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. I emerged into consciousness typing season two, many hours later. I May Destroy You hits all the right notes in approaching the theme of sexual assault: its millenial humour avoids it being dragged into some heavy melodrama, while its maturity and sensibility in. I took a break and had a drink with a good friend who was nearby. 'I was working overnight in the company's offices,' recalled the 33-year-old performer, who is nominated for both her acting and writing on I May Destroy You.

I MAY DESTROY YOU SERIES

In 2018, Michaela delivered a lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival and shared that she is a real-life survivor of sexual assault. She described a time when she regained consciousness and realized she had been raped while finishing an assignment as a writer on her series Chewing Gum, which helped inspire her newest show's story line. I May Destroy You centers on a TV writer named Arabella Essiedu (Michaela) who struggles with moving forward in her life after she is drugged and raped. 19, the HBO series' creator and star Michaela Coel picked up the trophy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series. I May Destroy You is one of the most-nominated comedies at 2021 Emmys Awards, but there's definitely real-life pain behind it. Untangling the Complicated Ending of HBOs I May Destroy You with Michaela Coel The finale of Michaela Coels breakout series is a brilliant exploration of how we process trauma.

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