Akil appeared at the 2025 IndieWire Honors event to accept the Visionary Award for her work on the Netflix romance series.

The prolific TV creator explains how she turned a Judy Blume adaptation into another modern love letter to Black audiences.

Visionary Award recipient Mara Brock Akil, creator of the hit Netflix series 'Forever', reflects on recent success.

Mara Brock Akil's "Forever" costume designer Tanja Caldwell and star Lovie Simone chat about the LA fashion history lesson ...

In an era of disappearing DEI policies and fewer opportunities for writers, Brock Akil’s Shadow Program invites up-and-coming ...

The new show, which centers in on two Black teens' love story, was adapted from Judy Blume's novel of the same name ...

The award-winning producer shares thoughts on her latest hit series and her favorite ways to enjoy summer on the Vineyard.

The Friday before the new Netflix adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel Forever was set to release, its creator Mara Brock Akil was power-walking through New York City for exercise. The Los Angeles ...

Mara Brock Akil, the creator and executive producer of Netflix‘s new romance series Forever, is not many people. Inspired by the eponymous novel by Blume, Brock Akil and her team took a ...

Including another one of Mara Brock Akil's hit love stories, "Love Is..." The post 7 Swoon-Worthy Romance Shows Like ...

The showrunner and executive producer also talks about how Black Lives Matter informed her modern reimagining of the ...