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For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil talks reinventing Judy Blume novel 'Forever' in her own image. — 'What ...
The writer-producer, known for the series 'Girlfriends' and now the Netflix show 'Forever,' would have an ideal day that ...
The showrunner and executive producer also talks about how Black Lives Matter informed her modern reimagining of the ...
Inspired by the groundbreaking Judy Bume novel, Netflix's "Forever" created by Mara Brock Akil showcases the anguish of Black ...
The new show, which centers in on two Black teens' love story, was adapted from Judy Blume's novel of the same name ...
In Netflix’s Forever, a brief childhood friendship becomes much more complex but endearing as time passes. Created by Mara ...
Forever creator Mara Brock Akil always wanted to be a writer. What she didn’t know, at first, was how to make a living at it.
Judy Blume's 1975 novel "Forever" has gotten a modern day update with a Netflix series, from iconic showrunner and executive ...
Mara Brock Akil is releasing her new Netflix series Forever, a show she was only able to create after getting a rare blessing from Judy Blume.
Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Xosha Roquemore, Karen Pittman and Wood Harris star in the adaptation of Blume's 1975 novel ...
Hazel Renee, wife of Draymond Green, is celebrating Mara Brock Akil's new Netflix series, 'Forever,' adapted from Judy ...
Michael Cooper Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in movies such as the horror thriller, The Inhabitant, and the teen ...