‘Forever’ Showrunner Mara Brock Akil Wants to ‘Give Boys Their Full Humanity’
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 resident was in town doing a round of press to support the show, and, in a full-circle moment, found herself on the campus of NYU, a college her lead character, Justin (Michael Cooper Jr.), considers when gaming out his future in Episode Seven. The moment forced Akil to pause and reflect in the midst of crunch time.
- 5/16/2025
- by Meagan Jordan
- Rollingstone.com
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