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‘Forever’ Showrunner Mara Brock Akil Wants to ‘Give Boys Their Full Humanity’
Forever' showrunner Mara Brock Akil talks about bringing Judy Blume's story of teen sex and love to Netflix as a story about ...
‘Forever’ creator Mara Brock Akil on updating Judy Blume — and finding ‘real intimacy’ — in the age of social media
Since its publication in 1975, Judy Blume's young adult novel Forever... has stirred controversy for its frank exploration of ...
What Judy Blume's "Forever" still gives us — and the teen dramas that followed her won't
The classic coming-of-age novel that inspired a new TV series remains timeless and necessary, on the page and screen.
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‘Forever’ Season 2 Is Coming—Here’s Everything We Know!
Judy Blume’s iconic 1975 novel, Forever, is a groundbreaking story about first relationships, first love and…the first time.
How Netflix's 'Forever' Costume Designer Tanja Caldwell Nailed West Coast Style, One Look at a Time
Caldwell breaks down the inspiration and intent behind the quietly powerful wardrobe worn by Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie ...
Netflix’s “Forever” Reframes Black Parenting—And It’s Exactly What America Needs Right Now
At first glance, Forever is about teenage love. Justin Edwards (played by Michael Cooper, Jr.) and Keisha Clark (played by ...
Meet 5 local Black artists whose work is featured in Netflix’s new series ‘Forever’
Showrunner Mara Brock Akil infused her new Netflix show 'Forever' with the spirit of L.A., including in the set design. The ...
Beyond Blume: Mara Brock Akil Shares 9 More Books That Inspired Her Netflix Hit Forever
With TV hits like Girlfriends, The Game, and Being Mary Jane under her belt, Mara Brock Akil is a bona fide legend—and her latest project, Netflix’s swoon-worthy Forever, is the newest TV show I can’t ...