Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mara Brock Akil’s “Forever” is a story both timeless and of the moment. A skillful update of the 1975 Judy Blume novel of the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As it turns out, what it’s like to be a teenager hasn’t changed all that much since 1975. That’s what Mara Brock Akil concluded in ...

Apparently, Akil wants that just as much as we do. In a recent sit-down on “Sherri,” Akil shared that she’s been trying to bring a “Girlfriends” movie to life “I want to tell that story…I want to ...

“Forever” creator and showrunner Mara Brock Akil said she penned an open-ended finale for the teen romance series just in case it doesn’t get picked up for Season 2, mentioning that she’s experienced ...

The showrunner and director launched artists residency The Writers Colony, with alumni from the program now able to shadow Akil on the set of her upcoming Judy Blume adaptation 'Forever.' By Mia ...

Mara Brock Akil has done it all, from showrunning to directing. Now the mind that helped shape classic series such as “Girlfriends” and Netflix’s “Forever” is attempting something new: being a ...

The adaptation of the beloved YA novel has been in the works for a year. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Forever is inspired by Blume’s groundbreaking 1975 novel, which Akil is reimagining ...

Girlfriends, Akil is an iconic storyteller. The wife and mom of two possesses an undisputable gift for creating characters who have layers, and are ambitious, intelligent and resilient, while also ...

Rather than toss pitches that weren't used while she was a staff writer, Akil would save the scraps and find a way to use them in her own pilots. “It’s not personal.” How many times have you heard ...

A staple and beloved Black woman-led sitcom of the UPN era, Girlfriends was abruptly canceled by then-nascent network The CW amid the 2007-08 writers’ strike — a decision that creator Mara Brock Akil ...

Mara Brock Akil's "Forever" is a story both timeless and of the moment. A skillful update of the 1975 Judy Blume novel of the same name chronicling two teens experiencing first love, the series stars ...