Akil appeared at the 2025 IndieWire Honors event to accept the Visionary Award for her work on the Netflix romance series.

The prolific TV creator explains how she turned a Judy Blume adaptation into another modern love letter to Black audiences.

Visionary Award recipient Mara Brock Akil, creator of the hit Netflix series 'Forever', reflects on recent success.

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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 ...

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