I May Destroy You

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 7, 2020
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 96
  3. Negative: 28 out of 96
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  1. Ajeaquino
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    One of the best seasons of a show this year. Powerful voice that shines a light on issues that haven’t been portrayed on tv in this way.
  2. vishnusinha
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You has a fascinating opener. It feels so fresh and unlike anything else on TV with the way it deals with a topic like sexual assault so urgently, with honesty, frankness and surprising humor.
  3. MohammadBAghri
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the film, and it's just a summary.
    Well, but not as expected. The only sentence that can be used to describe this title.
    Beautiful story with timely twists and turns, but not so much that it delights the viewer and is worth seeing again.
  4. PJMZdanowski
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Half way through the show I think it is a very fresh tale with uniquely dark look at modern day sexuality. Very well performed and directed, shot and designed with care and attention to details. Love it.
  5. robrtplant
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This show capture so well the nuances of different kinds of sex abuse and is also telling a good story
  6. ptw423
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    amazing- michaela coel is a genius & these bad reviews are clearly trolls, because it is incredibly well-done especially when you consider Michaela is the writer, director, producer, and star
  7. Sctt
    Jul 3, 2020
    9
    Uh this show is great. I assume some **** hijacked the user reviews to deliberately tank it.
  8. OlivierPiel
    Jun 8, 2020
    2
    Tries so hard to be cool, edgy and exotic (opening scene is our protagonist black Brit girl having a crush for an Arab drug dealer in...Ostia) that it feels boastful, self-centered and totally vapid and immature. The whodunit (drug induced rape) seems also ludicrously low-stake.
    But, of course, this type of show is "à la mode" and will wow and flatter our average lower middle-class white    Tries so hard to be cool, edgy and exotic (opening scene is our protagonist black Brit girl having a crush for an Arab drug dealer in...Ostia) that it feels boastful, self-centered and totally vapid and immature. The whodunit (drug induced rape) seems also ludicrously low-stake.
    But, of course, this type of show is "à la mode" and will wow and flatter our average lower middle-class white target group, so keen to discuss this British show around the water-cooler.    … Expand
  9. j1train
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    So far, this is an original, exciting piece of work. Can't wait to see more.
  10. kszweda
    Aug 17, 2020
    2
    This story is waste of time. It pretend to have some deeper meaning but it is not true. Characters are flat and unreal. Stay away from this one.
  11. edicius4
    Jun 8, 2020
    1
    Bad enough that I want to cancel my HBO Max account. Quite possibly the worst acting I have seen in a lead actor ever on HBO.
  12. AptPat
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    Take away the hype for representation (of sexual assault & diversity) and you're left with a flimsy story about uninteresting characters having unpleasant experiences. The relatable moments don't make up for the mediocre plot & dialogue. The result is a missed opportunity to tell a compelling story about surviving assault. Michaela Coel's earlier project Chewing Gum was far more engaging.
  13. DenefRobles
    Jan 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before… Expand
  14. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 23, 2022
    8
    Micheala Coel's astoundingly semi-autobiographical tale of experiencing,enduring and accepting a sexual assault is unnerving with its sharpness. It thrives in the mundane and has a real understanding of how trauma actually feels . The performances are really good and the script very concise. I think everyone should see this .
  15. SimboTheKing
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    One of the best shows I've seen in a long, long time. It deals with such a sensitive topic in a way that is so illuminating and realistic and it has fully defied all my expectations. The verismilitude in this is off the charts. The characters all feel three dimensional and the plot would constantly subvert my expectations. With the talent of the cast and the general atmosphere of this showOne of the best shows I've seen in a long, long time. It deals with such a sensitive topic in a way that is so illuminating and realistic and it has fully defied all my expectations. The verismilitude in this is off the charts. The characters all feel three dimensional and the plot would constantly subvert my expectations. With the talent of the cast and the general atmosphere of this show it was always gonna score high, but the continued strong writing that never left me quite sure what was about to happen next elevates way beyond its piers. A ready-made classic.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best TV Season of 2020
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#37 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020
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#39 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    91
    The beauty of her work will captivate you; her portrait of the devastation wrought by sexual assault’s fallout may destroy you.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Sep 15, 2020
    90
    It’s a brave effort that dares to pair humor with intense, difficult subject matter. The result is a series that’s as intimate and authentic as it is topical and necessary.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pat Brown
    Aug 26, 2020
    100
    At once hyper-local and global in its concerns, I May Destroy You feels eminently contemporary, a necessary artistic distillation of a distinctly modern form of life.
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