Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever,” developed by Mara Brock Akil, brings Blume’s themes into a modern context, reminding a new ...

The classic coming-of-age novel that inspired a new TV series remains timeless and necessary, on the page and screen.

Back in July of 2020, I pitched Judy [Blume] how I would reimagine this love story,” Mara Brock Akil wrote on Instagram when ...

It is undeniable that Netflix adaptation always brings out the best in any source material. This is also the case for the newest series, which just got released on Netflix.

Blume’s willingness to treat teen fiction with the utmost candour has always ruffled feathers, writes . Netflix’s provocative ...

Now, though, we’re in the middle of yet another Judy Blume renaissance. While the first was kicked off by the release of the ...

For IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking, Mara Brock Akil talks reinventing Judy Blume novel 'Forever' in her own image. — 'What ...

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

Judy Blume, one of the most well-known ... But a modern take on her divisive book, "Forever," recently debuted as a Netflix series, and the interpretation of such a hotly debated novel has ...

When Judy Blume’s "Forever" first hit shelves ... Nearly five decades later, Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever,” developed by Mara Brock Akil, brings Blume’s themes into a modern context ...

The Netflix ... Forever reflected the massive changes that women were experiencing in US culture at the time, in a way that pretty much no one else writing for young people did. In short, Blume ...