TV series

I May Destroy You

2020 · 1 season

A raw, unflinching look at trauma and recovery that is both deeply unsettling and darkly funny, demanding your full attention.

Tagline: Find your way forward. Find your way back.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and satirical. Measured and demanding.
About: Trauma, identity, friendship, memory
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
friendship
memory
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong