The miniseries I May Destroy You have become the most popular show leading to many awards and nominations. It was a greatly appreciated and critically acclaimed show of 2020, according to Metacritic. And for an afraid nation, it was described as the perfect show by the New York Times.
It won two RTS Programme Awards and won BAFTAs award for Best miniseries, including Best Author: Best Actress and Drama, Best Director: Drama with 2 independent Spirit followed by a GLAAD Media Award, Peabody Award, Gotham Award, and an NAACP Image Award. This series, I May Destroy You are recently got nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and Outstanding Limited Series.
I May Destroy You has already out on Disney+ Hotstar premium, and it also left people with some confusion; it might be the best drama of the whole year. Moreover, this series has been directed, co-produced by BBC and HBO, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Ghanaian British and Actress Michaela Coel, and a writer she even plays the role of a protagonist.
I May Destroy You: What is it All About?
By several journals, this show was labeled as a “sexual consent drama.” The show revolves around a specific happening on a night. The protagonist is a young, energetic girl with a free soul named Arabella, and the protagonist is a black woman who just rode out for one night to get some fresh air.
However, when she returns home with a broken smartphone, a scratch on her forehead, and a horrible memory of a man who keeps forcing himself on her in a washroom. Followed by this memory, the whole series is all about how she deals with that happening, about the systemic discrimination and the hookup culture, and processing all terrible things about the night.
What Occurs in the Initial Episode of I May Destroy You?
You will notice Arabella will return to her home after a tiring trip to London from Italy. She is an emerging writer who gained fame and respect with her initial book named ‘Chronicles of a Fed-Up Millennial,’ and her life is happening; tweets are flowing into her feed. The journey to London was presumed to fuel the paper of her writings for her second book. However, the trip ended her meeting with her bf. She got an interesting social life.
To make up for the deadline, she struggles to end up her book by smoking some joints and drinking caffeine. With all this busy schedule, she managed to hang out with her friends and promised to stay sober. After completing the book, she was in her agent’s office, who called her manuscript is “wired.” And this episode ends with suddenly a man raping her when she goes outside to get fresh air.
The Cast of I May Destroy You
Well, not only is Coel being featured but, I May Destroy You also displayed characters such as Weruche Opia aka Terry, Arabella’s best companion and a struggling entertainer, Paapa Essiedu, aka Arabella’s close buddy, and Marouane Zotti aka Biagio, Arabella’s partner.
Where and How to Watch I May Destroy You?
On 8th June, the first episode was released on Disney+ Hotstar premium. Whereas there are in total twelve episodes, and each episode will be out every Monday.
