"Forever" creator Mara Brock Akil says her Netflix Judy Blume adaptation spotlights a less seen side of Los Angeles.

She remembers "feeling seen" when she read the beloved novel as a teen.

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Adapted for a new generation by Mara Brock Akil, Netflix’s “Forever” is an epic love story between two LA-based Black teen athletes, Keisha Clark (Lovie Simone) and Justin Edwards (Michael Cooper Jr.) ...

Judy Blume’s most controversial novel returns with a twist—this time, it’s the boy’s story, and it says a lot about what growing up male in 2025 really looks like.

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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 ...

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 ...