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I May Destroy You(TV show/series, 2020)

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| 30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 12 episodes

I May Destroy YouRating: 3.8/5 (with 70 votes)
I May Destroy You is a British black comedy-drama television limited series created, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Michaela Coel for BBC One and HBO. 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. The series premiered on 7 June 2020 on HBO and on 8 June 2020 on BBC One. According to Metacritic, I May Destroy You was the most critically acclaimed television programme of 2020, and was described by The New York Times as "the perfect show for an anxious world." It won the BAFTAs for Best Mini-Series, Best Director: Drama, Best Writer: Drama and Best Actress, in addition to two RTS Programme Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, a Gotham Award, a GLAAD Media Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Peabody Award. The series received nine nominations at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; it won two awards including Outstanding Writing for Coel. ()
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About I May Destroy You

Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella, a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.

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I May Destroy You Seasons and Episodes

06/07/2020Season 1 - 12 episodes
#1 | 06/07/2020Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes
3.7/5 (with 7 votes)
After visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, writer Arabella returns to London, where she is greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents. 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.
#2 | 06/09/2020Someone Is Lying
4.0/5 (with 4 votes)
Lunch with Terry gets Arabella thinking about the hazy events of the previous night, prompting her to probe Simon for answers. Growing increasingly desperate to put together the pieces, Arabella drops by Simon's apartment – and, later, finds herself at an unwelcoming doorstep. Meanwhile, Terry has a lousy audition, and a concerned Kwame rushes to Arabella's side.
#3 | 06/15/2020Don't Forget the Sea
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)
Three months earlier, Terry visits Arabella in Ostia, Italy, where she's living large on her agents' dime. After procuring party favors, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night of their own.
#4 | 06/16/2020That Was Fun
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
Back in London and two months after the incident, Arabella meets with a therapist who encourages her to find relaxing and creative ways to cope with her trauma. Still anticipating the first draft of Arabella's book, her agents assign another client, Zain, to help her with the writing process. Kwame introduces his modest new love interest, Damon, to a stranger he met online.
#5 | 06/22/2020…It Just Came Up
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)
A tumultuous day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault. Later, after a meeting with Susy Henny, Arabella threatens to break the internet when she goes off script at a writing summit. Meanwhile, Kwame's prompted to report his own assault to the police.
#6 | 06/23/2020The Alliance
3.9/5 (with 3 votes)
Much to Terry's disapproval, Arabella attends a support group for rape and sexual assault survivors run by their high school acquaintance, Theo. In a flashback to 2004, teenage Arabella and Terry intervene when a resourceful, troubled young Theo attempts to flip the narrative on consensual sex gone sideways.
#7 | 06/29/2020Happy Animals
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Strapped for cash and still unable to produce a draft of her book, Arabella takes a job working alongside Theo at a vegan delivery start-up. Birthday girl Terry takes covert measures to ensure Simon won't make a surprise appearance at her party. The festivities find Kwame avoiding reminders of his assault while Terry airs her suspicions about Theo.
#8 | 06/30/2020Line Spectrum Border
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Reeling from a demoralizing development in the investigation, Arabella hatches a risky plan to "spark joy" – and convinces an adverse Terry to bankroll it. Still navigating the fallout of his own assault, Kwame challenges himself to explore the full spectrum of his sexuality.
#9 | 07/06/2020Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Arabella's bloated social media presence finds her more glued to her phone than ever, perpetually internalizing the stress of her followers. At a Halloween "paint and wine" organized by Terry, Kwame opens up to the girls about his recent sexual experiment – and Arabella's reaction lands her in an emergency session with Carrie.
#10 | 07/07/2020The Cause the Cure
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
After Simon inadvertently drops a bomb on Arabella, she heads to her mom's birthday dinner, where painful, long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface. Kwame's no-strings-attached hookup bender leads him to Tyrone, a stranger in search of a different kind of connection.
#11 | 07/13/2020Would You Like to Know the Sex?
4.3/5 (with 3 votes)
Arabella's obsession with a fellow young author, Della, leads to unexpected progress on her book, despite a devastating setback. Kwame wades into uncharted waters with Tyrone and attempts to make amends with a disgruntled ex-flame. Terry has some luck in work and romance – and joins Arabella in staking out the bar where she was spiked.
#12 | 07/14/2020Ego Death
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
When Arabella's memory of January 22nd comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed – once and for all. Season finale.

Additional Information

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Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Twi (TW)
Translated into 22 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 06/07/2020
Last episode released on: 07/14/2020
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"我可以毁掉你"
"January 22nd"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:38684, Added: 05/14/2020, Last updated: 04/19/2024