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I May Destroy You

2020

4.5

6 reviews

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (12)

1 Eyes, Eyes, Eyes, Eyes

6/8/20

After visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, writer Arabella returns to London, where she is greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents. With a matter of hours left to finish a draft of her second book, she plans to pull an all-nighter - but is soon tempted to join a friend on a night out.

2 Someone is Lying

6/9/20

Disturbed by what little she remembers of the previous night, Arabella attempts to retrace her steps, but Simon seems reluctant to help her. Meanwhile, Terry has a lousy audition.

3 Don't Forget the Sea

6/15/20

In a flashback, Terry visits Arabella in Ostia, where she is living large. After procuring party favours from Biagio, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night.

4 That Was Fun

6/15/20

Back in London and two months after the incident, Arabella meets with a therapist, Carrie, who encourages her to find relaxing and creative ways to cope with her trauma. Still anticipating the first draft of Arabella's book, her agents assign another client, Zain, to help her with the writing process. Kwame introduces his modest new love interest, Damon, to a stranger he met online.

5 The Alliance

6/22/20

Much to Terry's disapproval, Arabella attends a support group for rape and sexual assault survivors run by their high school acquaintance, Theo. In a flashback to 2004, teenage Arabella and Terry intervene when a resourceful, troubled young Theo attempts to flip the narrative on consensual sex gone sideways.

6 It Just Came Up

6/22/20

A tumultuous day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault. Later, after a meeting with Susy Henny, Arabella threatens to break the internet when she goes off-script at a writing summit. Meanwhile, Kwame is prompted to report his own assault to the police.

7 Happpy Animals

6/29/20

Strapped for cash and still unable to produce a draft of her book, Arabella takes a job working alongside Theo at a vegan delivery start-up. Birthday girl Terry takes covert measures to ensure Simon won't make a surprise appearance at her party. The festivities find Kwame avoiding reminders of his assault, while Terry airs her suspicions about Theo.

8 Line Spectrum Border

6/29/20

Reeling from a demoralizing development in the investigation, Arabella hatches a risky plan to 'spark joy' - and persuades an averse Terry to bankroll it. Still navigating the fallout of his own assault, Kwame challenges himself to explore the full spectrum of his sexuality.

9 Social Media is a Great Way to Connect

6/7/20

Arabella's bloated social media presence finds her more glued to her phone than ever, perpetually internalising the stress of her followers. At a Halloween 'paint and wine' organised by Terry, Kwame opens up to the girls about his recent sexual experiment, and Arabella's reaction lands her in an emergency session with Carrie.

10 The Cause the Cure

7/7/20

After Simon inadvertently drops a bomb on Arabella, she heads to her mum's birthday dinner, where painful, long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface. Kwame's no-strings-attached hook-up bender leads him to Tyrone, a stranger in search of a different kind of connection.

11 Would You Like to Know the Sex?

7/13/20

Arabella re-engages with her work and continues staking out the scene of her attack. Kwame follows Tyrone into uncharted territory, and Terry has some luck in work and romance.

12 Ego Death

7/13/20

When Arabella's memory of her assault comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed - once and for all.

About this show

Writer Arabella is confident and talented. She has a group of great mates, a potential boyfriend and a flourishing career. Her first novel was such a success and she was dubbed the voice of a generation. However, now she's suffering from writer's block. To escape the pressure, she dives into London's plentiful nightlife, but when someone spikes her drink, the party comes crashing to a stop. Arabella is forced to reassess everything about her life. World Cover Art

Ratings and reviews

4.5

6 reviews

it's me

June 10, 2021

Guys you can literally just find this for free on BBC iPlayer, don't hate me Google 😏🤭😔

mwende

June 22, 2021

loved it!

Lyn Ijad

July 13, 2020

Best show ever!!!

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