Three months earlier, Terry (Weruche Opia) visits Arabella (Michaela Coel) in Ostia, Italy, where she’s living large on her agents’ dime. Meanwhile, Terry has a lousy audition, and a concerned Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) rushes to Arabella’s side.ĭebut Date: MONDAY, JUNE 22 (9:00-9:30 p.m. Growing increasingly desperate to put together the pieces, Arabella drops by Simon’s apartment – and, later, finds herself at an unwelcoming doorstep. Lunch with Terry (Weruche Opia) gets Arabella (Michaela Coel) thinking about the hazy events of the previous night, prompting her to probe Simon (Aml Ameen) for answers. Written by Michaela Coel directed by Sam Miller.ĭebut Date: SUNDAY. With a matter of hours left to finish a draft of her second book, she plans to pull an all-nighter – but is soon tempted to join a friend on a night out. ET/PT)Īfter visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, burgeoning writer Arabella (Michaela Coel) returns to London, where she’s greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents. Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni executive produce, with Simon Maloney and Simon Meyers producing.ĭebut Date: SUNDAY, JUNE 7 (10:30-11:00 p.m.
#Cast of i may destroy you series
Per HBO, the show is “a fearless, frank and provocative series that explores the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.” Dick’s Electric Dreams), Harriet Webb ( Plebs), Ellie James ( Giri/Haji), Franc Ashman ( Peep Show), Karan Gill ( Flesh & Blood), Natalie Walter ( Horrible Histories), and Samson Ajewole also star in the new HBO series. Sarah Niles ( Catastrophe), Ann Akin ( Philip K. The cast of the first season also includes Weruche Opia ( Inside No9), Paapa Essiedu ( Kiri), Marouane Zotti ( Imagine You & Me), Aml Ameen ( Yardie), and Adam James ( Belgravia). I May Destroy You comes from Michaela Coel who serves as co-director, writer, executive producer, and star. Season one episodes will air on Sundays at 10:30pm ET/PT and will finish up its 12 episode run on August 24th.
HBO’s set to launch the new half-hour series I May Destroy You on June 7, 2020.
In 2018, she called for the media industry to do more to protect young writers, after sharing the story of how she faced pressure to deliver scripts after being sexually assaulted by strangers.Michaela Cole in ‘I May Destroy You’ (Photograph by Laura Radford/HBO) The plot is inspired by Coel’s own real experience of sexual assault. As she struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery. What happens in I May Destroy You?įollowing triumph from a piece of writing that garnered internet acclaim, Arabella Essiuedu (Coel) – easily distracted, non-committal and carefree – finds herself feted as the ‘voice of her generation,’ with an agent, a book commission and a helluva lot of pressure.īut 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. The fearless, frank and provocative drama series explores the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in our modern landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.
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