Mara Brock Akil

3 weeks ago | televisionacademy.com | Malcolm Venable |Mara Brock Akil |Regina King |Anthony Hemingway

When Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane) initially approached YA pioneer Judy Blume about reimagining Blume’s 1975 novel Forever as a TV series, Blume initially had some reluctance. After all, the main characters in Forever –– one of the most banned or challenged books of all time for its frank discussion of teen sexuality –– explore romance, desire, and body parts in a bygone era that today’s teens would find comically innocent.