I May Destroy You touches on many different kinds of consent. Weruche had to google what an MDMA high was like in order to sell her getting high in one of the scenes in the show.Ģ1. When Weruche first read the script, she knew it was going to be a special project.Ģ0. Paapa and Michaela met and became friends at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.ġ9. Paapa agrees that the final version of Kwame he portrays is the more interesting version.ġ8. Paapa Essiedu (Kwame) said that his character was originally written as someone " bigger and louder," but he and Michaela collaborated on creating the Kwame we see in the show.ġ7. Weruche says that she had a body double for her intimate scenes because she prefers not to do it.ġ6. If Ita's name sounds familiar, it's probably because she also did intimacy coordination for Sex Education and Normal People.ġ5. There was an intimacy coordinator on the set (Ita O’Brien) who always made sure it was a respectful environment.ġ4.
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The series title was born two years after Michaela was commissioned to write the show.ġ3.
She was also inspired by Jordan Peele's Us and Issa Rae's Insecure.ġ2. Michaela was inspired by Netflix's Russian Doll, a show that also deals with repeating trauma, which led to her reaching out to Natasha Lyonne over social media.ġ1. Weruche and Michaela eventually became best friends while filming the show.ġ0. Weruche recalls going through three rounds of auditions to play Terry but walking out of the first audition feeling as if she'd come back from "a really great first date."ĩ. When Michaela saw Weruche Opia's audition tape to play Terry, she immediately thought, That's her!Ĩ.
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In the end, BBC offered her full creative control.ħ. She attempted to bargain for at least 5% but was shot down.Ħ. Originally, Netflix offered Michaela $1 million for her show, but she would not be allowed to retain any copyright percentage. There was a therapist on the set at all times.ĥ. However, her show provided an opportunity to explore consent.Ĥ. Writing the show was difficult for Michaela, who said that she was most likely already dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. I May Destroy You is a fictionalized version of Michaela's own assault.ģ. Michaela Coel - showrunner, director, writer, and star of the show - wrote 191 drafts of I May Destroy You.Ģ.
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