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Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever,” developed by Mara Brock Akil, brings Blume’s themes into a modern context, reminding a new ...
First love might not be forever, but the works of Mara Brock Akil continue to endure at least. Netflix announced on Wednesday ...
Now, though, we’re in the middle of yet another Judy Blume renaissance. While the first was kicked off by the release of the ...
This universal aspect of Blume’s storytelling is what appealed to television mogul Mara Brock Akil when she was 12 and read ...
For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil talks reinventing Judy Blume novel 'Forever' in her own image. — 'What ...
Judy Blume's 1975 book about a teen losing her virginity gets a modern spin on Netflix. Here are the biggest changes from the ...
Forever,” Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about teen sex and first love, is getting a modern retelling on Netflix.
Mara Brock Akil, showrunner of Netflix's gender-swapped, L.A.-set 'Forever,' explains why Blume's work is as relevant as ever ...
Netflix's "Forever," created by Mara Brock Akil, reimagines the leads of Judy Blume's "Forever..." as Black teens in 2018 Los ...
In an exclusive interview with Parade, the creator of Netflix’s ‘Forever’ reveals how she updated the Judy Blume classic.
Judy Blume’s bold but sensitive love story ‘Forever’ gets a smart and affecting adaptation from Mara Brock Akil.
"Forever," a new romance series inspired by a Judy Blume novel of the same name, will premiere May 8 on Netflix.