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‘Forever’: Mara Brock Akil Netflix Series Casts Leads, Regina King To Direct Judy Blume Adaptation
Lovie Simone (Manhunt, Selah & The Spades) and Michael Cooper Jr. (On the Come Up) will play the leads of Forever, Netflix series from Mara Brock Akil.
Regina King( One Night In Miami) will direct the first episode and executive produce the series, a reimagening of Judy Blume’s influential 1975 novel Forever… for a new generation. The series adaptation tells the epic love story of two Black teens, Keisha Clark (Simone) and Justin Edwards (Cooper Jr.) exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018. Simone”s Keisha Clark is a young confident, smart, and fiery track star with clear dreams for life after high school.
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