Ms. Brock Akil, 55, began her career as a television writer and producer in Los Angeles, writing for “South Central” and ...

Mara Brock Akil ‘s “ Forever ” is a story both timeless and of the moment. A skillful update of the 1975 Judy Blume novel of ...

American Black Film Festival, "Forever" creator and TV powerhouse Mara Brock Akil opens up about why adapting Judy Blume's ...

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

The star who plays Keisha in the Netflix series gives insight into her character, explaining, “A lot of the time, the only ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix's Forever creator Mara Brock Akil's Writers Colony has added eight new up and coming writers to their winter cohort, which ran from January – April 2025, and spring cohort, which ...

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.

Mara Brock Akil’s adaptation of the 1975 YA novel follows a pair of Los Angeles teenagers, played by Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr., as they fall in love. May 8, 2025.

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Forever.” “Forever” creator and showrunner Mara Brock Akil said she penned an open-ended finale for the teen romance series just in case it doesn ...

Mara Brock Akil returns with Forever, a fresh Netflix take on Judy Blume’s novel, redefining first love for a new generation.

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 present-day Los Angeles with two Black teens. Mara Brock Akil, the creator and ...