Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about how Netflix's 'Forever' compares to Judy Blume's ...

Forever creator Mara Brock Akil always wanted to be a writer. What she didn’t know, at first, was how to make a living at it.

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.

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In an exclusive interview with Parade, the creator of Netflix’s ‘Forever’ reveals how she updated the Judy Blume classic.

Debuting on Netflix on Thursday, this version of "Forever..." sets the story in Los Angeles in 2018 and 2019 with a Black ...

At the party, Justin sees a girl ... Forever was adapted for this version by veteran producer Mara Brock Akil, and this show’s easygoing storytelling reminds us of Akil’s 2018 series Love ...

This time, in Brock Akil’s updated version, Katherine (now named Keisha ... “The smart girl can make mistakes.” With Brock Akil’s modern-day Forever, “I'm changing race, I'm changing ...

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Mara Brock Akil strikes again. This time, the beloved creator of iconic series like Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, ...

“I was like, ‘Oh my God, not only is this girl beautiful ... If by chance “Forever” gets a second season, Simone says she would love to see Keisha’s next chapter, even in a time jump ...