“That’s not the experience that the vast majority of sexual violence survivors have,” says Kyra, a 27-year-old sexual assault survivor and screenwriter from Chicago. We know early on that Arabella was attacked by a stranger. And not just because she can’t quite remember them – something that psychologists say is very common for victims of trauma.
The circumstances surrounding Arabella’s assault are complex. The ambitions are high, and so are the characters a lot of the time.
#I may destroy you series#
Part whodunnit, part study on friendship and trauma, the series follows the story of Arabella (Coel), a Twitter-famous author struggling to complete her second book after her acclaimed debut. Written and co-directed by Coel, I May Destroy You is as sardonic as it is distressing. A few years later, the harrowing experience became the inspiration for I May Destroy You, Coel’s astonishing BBC One series that has sparked conversations across social media on how we talk about consent, sexuality and sexual violence. But several hours later, she began to experience flashbacks, quickly realising she had been drugged and sexually assaulted.
Afterwards, Coel returned to the office where she had been working. She was working late and decided to take a break to clear her head, meeting a friend for a drink. In 2016, Michaela Coel was on deadline to deliver the script for the second series of her popular Channel 4 sitcom, Chewing Gum.
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