It’s an achingly beautiful and painful end to the eight-episode season of “Forever.” Inspired by Judy Blume’s groundbreaking ...

For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil talks reinventing Judy Blume novel 'Forever' in her own image. — 'What ...

Developed by Mara Brock Akil, Forever reimagines Blume’s 1975 of the same name, telling the love story of two Black teens, played by Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr., who explore romance and their ...

Forever ends with Keisha and Justin breaking up as they realize their post-graduation plans don’t align. Though they ...

Michael Cooper Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in movies such as the horror thriller, The Inhabitant, and the teen ...

Netflix’s “Forever,” still as sweet, poignant and honest as the novel, has made some meaningful updates to Blume’s source material. Most critically, our central couple, Keisha and Justin, are Black.

Judy Blume's 1975 book about a teen losing her virginity gets a modern spin on Netflix. Here are the biggest changes from the ...

After half a century, a young adult novel has been adapted into a Netflix series - set in the backdrop of 2018 Los Angeles.

Forever's Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. weighed in on whether they characters could reunite in the future ...

Michael Cooper Jr. stars as Justin Edwards in Netflix's new teen drama series Forever, which was released on May 8, 2025.

By Episode 8, the cracks are no longer subtle. “If you’re not going to fight for us, then fight for Justin,” Keisha pleads.