Six years ago, Michaela Coel released I May Destroy You — the searingly personal HBO series which she wrote, directed and starred in, and which won her an Emmy Award and landed her in a spotlight unlike any she’d ever experienced. It was the kind of success that could yield a ton of opportunities in all kinds of directions — except, Coel didn’t want that. She felt frustrated by those in her ear telling her to seize the moment — to make the most of her “window.” She felt moved by I May Destroy You’s impact, but also willing to let it go. Eventually, she felt ready to write again — for a project that turned into the most intensive and all-consuming of her career.
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