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I may destroy you ending7/26/2023 ![]() ![]() A bump and graze on her forehead still bleeds. A gnawing knot in the pit of Arabella’s stomach tells her something isn’t right. The morning after the night before, they’re both suffering – they drank too much, they stagger around and they lament the shots that they drank. They drink, they take drugs, they party, they laugh and they cry together, and their friendship and life feels so real. Together with best friend Terry (Weruche Opia), they blaze a trail around London and, occasionally in Italy. She is vibrant, funny, kinetic, fun-loving and hedonistic. The series starts with Arabella, a social media star who’s written a much-talked-about book and is on the way to becoming a brilliant novelist. Underpinning it all is the creative tsunami that is Michaela Coel.Īlready an acclaimed actress thanks to Chewing Gum and Black Earth Rising, I May Destroy You is an intensely personal story for Coel, and she draws upon on her own experiences of trauma and sexual assault to give this 12-part series a rage, a rawness and an authenticity that’s often missing in other stories that attempt to portray sexual assault and rape. And in many ways, it’s a classic noir story, expertly and dazzlingly updated for the modern age. It’s not a conventional crime story per se, but in some ways it is. I May Destroy You ticks all of these boxes and more, but doesn’t follow a blueprint. For the longest time, traditional cops-and-robbers dramas have followed well-worn blueprints have been a great vehicle in which to explore themes of human frailty, redemption and all the rest of it. Our status pages are here.That’s the question we constantly ask ourselves here at The Killing Times. But she’s thinking about what she wants to do next and hopefully, we’ll be lucky enough to be partner with her again.”Ĭheck out our lists for additional cancelled TV shows. ![]() ![]() I don’t think there’s going to be another I May Destroy You, there’s no season two coming. In talking with THR, Casey Bloys, the content chief for both HBO and HBO Max, said, “Michaela Coel is thinking about what she wants to do next. Not at all.” She didn’t rule out the possibility though, concluding, ” I’d be surprised, but also anything is possible.” It’s an interesting one because it’s not a classic set-up for a load of series. She said, “I have never spoken to Michaela about that. The series ran for 12 episodes, from June through August of 2020, and it seemed like the story had come to a conclusion.ĭuring the run of the series, Webb was doubtful about the series returning for a second season. The series was nominated for numerous awards and those do help draw new subscribers to the channel which is very important to a channel like HBO.Īfter airing on Sundays for two weeks, the drama was moved to Monday nights where ratings are often lower. It was a lower-rated performer compared to other HBO TV shows however, the pay-for-view channel doesn’t rely on advertisers as traditional channels do. The first season of I May Destroy You averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 128,000 viewers. Her drink is spiked with a date-rape drug, and she wakes up with gaps in her memory about what happened. She decides to avoid her agent’s calls and goes out for a drink with a friend. Arabella’s first book, Chronicles of a Fed-Up Millennial, was drawn from her Twitter posts and she’s desperately trying to come up with an idea as her deadline fast approaches. The story is set in London and follows Arabella (Coel), a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. The series also stars Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Marouane Zotti, Aml Ameen, Adam James, Sarah Niles, Ann Akin, Harriet Webb, Ellie James, Franc Ashman, Karan Gill, Natalie Walter, and Samson Ajewole. The I May Destroy You TV show was created by its star, Michaela Coel. It’s been confirmed that the I May Destroy You TV series isn’t expected to return for a second season on the HBO channel in the United States and on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It seems that Arabella’s story won’t have a second chapter. ![]()
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