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Michaela Coel says it felt “empowering” turning down $1 million Netflix deal
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nme.comNetflix deal for her drama series I May Destroy You.The actress, who wrote and starred in all 12 episodes of the BBC/HBO show – as well as co-directing nine – revealed earlier this month that the show was initially offered seven figures from Netflix.
She said she refused the offer when the streaming giant wouldn’t allow her to keep any percentage of the copyright.Speaking in a new interview, Coel said that after initially accepting the offer, it felt liberating being able to turn it down after daring to ask further questions about the deal.“It was really easy to accept it because that’s the first thing I did,” she said during the BBC’s Creative Diversity Xperience virtual event.
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