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"Forever" creator Mara Brock Akil tells TheWrap about the Season 1 finale and whether there will be a Season 2 ...
For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil shares advice on how to redirect rejection. — 'What No One Tells You' ...
For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil talks reinventing Judy Blume novel 'Forever' in her own image. — 'What ...
Mara Brock Akil returns with Forever, a fresh Netflix take on Judy Blume’s novel, redefining first love for a new generation.
I want to tell that story…do you know anybody who has $50 million?” Mara Brock Akil said, expressing her hopes to bring back ...
Not many people would look at a 50-year-old novel by Judy Blume and see a story that could just as easily be set in ...
The writer-producer, known for the series 'Girlfriends' and now the Netflix show 'Forever,' would have an ideal day that ...
"Forever" creator Mara Brock Akil says her Netflix Judy Blume adaptation spotlights a less seen side of Los Angeles.
But even the most jaded among us never forget our earliest, purest experiences of young love – when we were sentient raw nerves myopic to adult concerns who’d give every dollar of our minimum wage ...
The showrunner and executive producer also talks about how Black Lives Matter informed her modern reimagining of the ...
Mara Brock Akil’s new series is a breakout hit—and a powerful reminder that diverse Black family stories matter.
It’s an achingly beautiful and painful end to the eight-episode season of “Forever.” Inspired by Judy Blume’s groundbreaking ...