Get familiar with ‘FML’ (F**k My Life)- An Interview With Web Series Creator Viktoria I.V. King

While the success of recent television shows and films such as Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, Jane The Virgin, Hidden Figures and Black Panther have pointed to the commercial power of Black and brown voices, there is still a significant uphill climb to improve diversity and inclusion in media. Fortunately, there are creators like Viktoria I.V. King, who are producing entertainment which showcases inclusive casts and roles. Black Nerd Problems spoke with Viktoria I.V. King (creator, writer, executive producer and director of the web series F.M.L.) about her inspirations for the series and her goals for increasing inclusiveness through her work. Black Nerd Problems: Why don’t we start with you telling me a little bit about yourself? Viktoria I. V. King: Sure, so I’m born here but raised in London. I’ve sort of been back and forth throughout my life. I started off doing film when I was younger and then I went into theater for over a decade. Now, I’m back into doing film. I’m really excited because I have this new production company, Cyne 59 Productions, and F.M.L. is our first big series that we’re doing. Viktoria I.V. King, creator of F.M.L. BNP: In your theater days, what kind of performances were you involved in? King: I did work across genres and styles. At first, I was really focused on the classics. I was a big Shakespeare actor. Then it sort of moved into everything and anything. I did a couple of musicals. I did a couple of experimental plays, a lot of drama and s…