EXCLUSIVE: Multi-award winning I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel has signed to UTA in the U.S.UTA will represent the multi-hyphenate in all areas.
In the UK, she will continue to be represented by Conor McCaughan and Michael Duff.Coel was previously with CAA but the writer and performer left the agency after she said it “tried to push her” to strike a deal with Netflix for multi-award winning semi-autobiographical series I May Destroy You.Coel famously rejected Netflix’s multi-million dollar offer due to the streamer refusing to budge on requiring a portion of back-end rights in return.
The show was instead greenlit by the BBC and HBO and brought the London-born star critical acclaim and global fame.She is currently
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