Mara Brock Akil reimagines Judy Blume’s 1975 novel Forever with a new Netflix series, streaming now. Lovie Simone and newcomer Michael Cooper Jr. play Keisha and Justin, updated versions of Blume's ...

Mara Brock Akil's hit 2000 show Girlfriends recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and the powerhouse creator is sharing some little-known facts about how the cast came together. During the "Mara ...

Forever took the world by storm in May, and as fans anxiously await the second season on Netflix, Mara Brock Akil requests one thing — trust.

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 ...

When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil heard that Blume was allowing her work ...

Mara Brock Akil is finally receiving the kind of industry-wide recognition her influence has long deserved. The Producers Guild of America has named the award-winning writer and showrunner the 2026 ...

It’s been 25 years since “Girlfriends” first hit the airwaves, and Mara Brock Akil, the visionary creator behind the groundbreaking sitcom, is making sure the celebration lasts all year long. The ...

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As it turns out, what it’s like to be a teenager hasn’t changed all that much since 1975. “Young people are so much more knowledgeable about sex and sexuality than when she was writing it back in 1975 ...

*Hollywood Power couple Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil have signed a three-year overall deal with Warner Bros TV to develop original programming for the studio through their Akil Productions. The ...