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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 ...
Forever lovers and Judy Blume fans alike will be seeing more of Michael Cooper Jr.’s Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone’s Keisha ...
Netflix has extended two of its young adult romance adaptations: “Forever” has been renewed for Season 2, and a third season ...
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 ...
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 ...
This universal aspect of Blume’s storytelling is what appealed to television mogul Mara Brock Akil when she was 12 and read ...
Forever,” Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about teen sex and first love, is getting a modern retelling on Netflix.
Netflix's "Forever," created by Mara Brock Akil, reimagines the leads of Judy Blume's "Forever..." as Black teens in 2018 Los ...
Judy Blume’s bold but sensitive love story ‘Forever’ gets a smart and affecting adaptation from Mara Brock Akil.
Mara Brock Akil, showrunner of Netflix's gender-swapped, L.A.-set 'Forever,' explains why Blume's work is as relevant as ever ...