Michaela Coel turned down a $1 million deal with Netflix for the series as she would have lost ownership of the rights.
Arabella's pink wig in the first episodes was purposefully selected and dyed as to not suit her face or skin color, and as the series progresses it frays, symbolizing her mental state.
Michaela Coel admitted that she had been sexually assaulted when she was making the second season of Chewing Gum (2015) and this provided the inspiration for the series.
Michaela Coel found the whole process of writing and co-directing the series to be hugely cathartic. But, by the same token, when it was all over and had aired to great acclaim, she found herself in a form of depression as she had nothing left to fill the hole.