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Chewing Gum (TV series)

Chewing Gum
Genre
Created byMichaela Coel
Based onChewing Gum Dreams
by Michaela Coel
Written byMichaela Coel
Directed by
  • Tom Marshall
  • Simon Neal
Starring
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Jon Rolph
  • Nana Hughes
ProducerKelly McGolpin
EditorGavin Buckley
Running time25 minutes
Production companyRetort
Original release
NetworkE4
Release6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) –
9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)[4]
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Chewing Gum is a British television sitcom created and written by Michaela Coel, based on her 2012 play Chewing Gum Dreams. It stars Coel as 24-year-old shop assistant Tracey Gordon, a restricted, religious virgin, who wants to have sex and learn more about the world. The show earned Coel the BAFTA for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme and Breakthrough Talent.[5][6]

The first series debuted on E4 on 13 October 2015 and on Netflix in the United States on 31 October 2016.[7] The series was removed from Netflix in April 2020 and became available on HBO Max in February 2021.[8]

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  2. ^ Berman, Judy (30 May 2020). "HBO's I May Destroy You Is an Explosive Portrait of a Life Disrupted by Sexual Assault". Time. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (11 April 2017). "'Chewing Gum': Meet the Mastermind Behind Netflix's Sex-Obsessed Britcom". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Lockett, Dee (12 January 2018). "Michaela Coel is Working on Chewing Gum Season 3". Vulture. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Michaela Coel's Inspiring Acceptance Speech" (Video). BAFTA TV Awards 2016. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Female Performance in a Comedy Programme". BAFTA TV Awards 2016. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. ^ Heller, Chris (7 January 2017). "What's New on Netflix: October 2016" (published 30 September 2016). Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ Fikse, Alyssa (9 February 2021). "'Chewing Gum' Now Streaming on HBO Max After Netflix Removal". Pop Culture. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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