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I May Destroy You

  1. deserving
    Michaela Coel’s Emmy Acceptance Speech May Destroy You“I dedicate this story to every single survivor of sexual assault.â€
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. predictions
    What Will Win and What Should Win at the 2021 Emmy AwardsYou can bet on these predictions … maybe!
    By Jen Chaney
  3. one grand books
    Michaela Coel’s 10 Favorite BooksBreakfast of Champions, Society Within, The Book of Eels, and more.
    By Michaela Coel
  4. tv
    Michaela Coel Dedicates BAFTA TV Award to I May Destroy You Intimacy Coordinator“Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe.â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. film independent spirit awards
    Nomadland Wins Big at Film Independent Spirit AwardsI May Destroy You also took home two trophies!
    By Charu Sinha
  6. period piece
    A Brief History of Onscreen PeriodsVery rarely is a period portrayed as what it is like for almost everyone who experiences it — mundane.
    By Tina Charisma
  7. comment dites-vous snub?
    Emily in Paris Writer Is Also Raging Over I May Destroy You’s Golden Globes Snub“It’s not only wrong, it’s what is wrong with everything.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  8. endings
    The Queasy Ending of Promising Young WomanIn Emerald Fennell’s incendiary revenge movie, rage can be a sanctuary, and it can also be a dead end.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. best of 2020
    The 10 Best TV Needle Drops of 2020From Queen’s Gambit’s “Venusâ€Â to I May Destroy You’s “Something About Us,†these musical moments helped push their series to new heights.
    By Sean T. Collins
  10. connective tissue
    I May Destroy You, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, and the Therapeutic Power of StoryThough markedly different, the two series are complementary voices in the ongoing conversation about sexual assault and its aftermath.
    By Jen Chaney
  11. close reads
    Let’s Talk About That I May Destroy You EndingIf trauma is a closed loop, then fantasy — which Michaela Coel makes nimble use of in “Ego Death†— is a field of endless potential.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  12. overnights
    I May Destroy You Finale Recap: To Catch a PredatorArabella’s future is hers to write.
    By Monica Castillo
  13. backstories
    How Michaela Coel Wrote I May Destroy You’s Dreamlike Ending“The more she runs from David, the nightmare, the bigger the monster becomes.â€
    By E. Alex Jung
  14. needle drops
    Michaela Coel Always Knew How She Wanted I May Destroy You to SoundA soundtrack so good, the series didn’t need a traditional score.
    By Monica Castillo
  15. close reads
    I May Destroy You’s Structural EpiphaniesIn the penultimate episode, Arabella remembers what has been eluding her all season. But it is what comes just before that is the true revelation.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  16. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: Taking Out the TrashJust as Arabella’s book seems like a lost cause, an unexpected source of help arrives.
    By Monica Castillo
  17. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: Forgive a LittleNow that Arabella has cleared the tension between her and Simon and relieved a guilty Terry, will she be able to forgive herself next?
    By Monica Castillo
  18. close reads
    The Innate Black Britishness of I May Destroy YouWithin Michaela Coel’s searing drama, Black British culture is everything in that it is treated as nothing. It just is.
    By Bolu Babalola
  19. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: The UninvitedArabella gives in to her worst impulses and forces her way back into Biagio’s life for an in-person chat that goes terribly.
    By Monica Castillo
  20. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: Party’s OverWhether out of guilt or loyalty, Terry’s trying to deal with Arabella’s present, not what already happened to her.
    By Monica Castillo
  21. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: The Past Is PrologueArabella finds support by reconnecting with an old schoolmate, but they’re linked by something much more complicated than their present pain.
    By Monica Castillo
  22. chat room
    I May Destroy You’s Paapa Essiedu on Going to Drama School With Michaela Coel“There’s no nepotism in your favor from being friends with Michaela Coel!â€
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: Mic DropArabella moves into the next stage of her healing process via yoga, social media, and an impromptu Me Too moment.
    By Monica Castillo
  24. profile
    Michaela the DestroyerHow a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the year’s most sublimely unsettling show.
    By E. Alex Jung
  25. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: Rules of EngagementArabella and Kwame navigate the modern dating scene in a dual story of violated consent.
    By Monica Castillo
  26. the view from home
    How Protesting Helped Tayarisha Poe Feel Normal AgainThe Selah and the Spades director isn’t expecting a “yes, the revolution has arrived†moment — but she is feeling a lot of hope.
    By Tayarisha Poe
    As told to Alison Willmore
  27. chat room
    I May Destroy You’s Weruche Opia Became Instant Friends With Michaela Coel“A lot of people would ask how long Michaela and I have known each other, and we only really properly met on the set.â€
    By Monica Castillo
  28. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: The Trip to ItalyWe jump back in time with Arabella and Terry for some sparkling friendship dynamics and another murky situation about consent.
    By Monica Castillo
  29. overnights
    I May Destroy You Recap: A Hellish WhodunitAs Arabella pieces together the fragments of the night, she plays a sleuth to solve her own traumatic mystery.
    By Monica Castillo
  30. overnights
    I May Destroy You Premiere Recap: Life, InterruptedMichaela Coel’s new series begins by confronting the terror of piecing together the events leading up to a lost night.
    By Monica Castillo
  31. tv review
    I May Destroy You Confirms Michaela Coel’s Stunning TalentAn unflinching, dynamic exploration of desire and consent stands on the strength of Coel’s work as a writer, director, and performer.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  32. trailer mix
    I May Destroy You Trailer: Michaela Coel’s New Show Warns Us Right in the TitleHer Chewing Gum follow-up tackles sexual assault head-on.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. summer 2020
    The 20 Best and Biggest TV Shows to Watch This SummerDirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, The Good Lord Bird, I May Destroy You, and more worth seeing during the Great Indoor Summer.
    By Jen Chaney, Kathryn VanArendonk, and Genevieve Koski