Actress Michaela Coel recounts sexual assault in new series 'I May Destroy You'

British actress Michaela Coel took two years to write her new series, 'I May Destroy You'. Photo: Handout

HBO's I May Destroy You is a flippant, fun, young British comedy set in the millennial flats, clubs and bars of London... or so it seems.

Viewers may see Insecure parallels in this group of black girlfriends trying to find their way in impossibly confusing times. They too have a fiercely independent sense of style, speak in social media-isms and are accompanied by a killer soundtrack.