{"id":17840,"date":"2022-11-11T10:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T10:24:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:24:42","slug":"netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Adapting Judy Blume\u2019s Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Judy Blume\u2019s 1975 novel <em>Forever<\/em>, helmed by showrunner and executive producer Mara Brock Akil (<em>Being Mary Jane<\/em>, <em>Black Lightning<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Akil is reimagining the story for a new generation, with the series following two Black teens as they explore romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other\u2019s firsts. It is the first project under her overall deal with Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Akil, executive producers are Blume, Susie Fitzgerald and Erika Harrison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudy Blume\u2019s ability to capture the real emotions we experience during the various rites of passage of our youth influenced my life choices and writing voice,\u201d Akil said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to reimagine one of my favorite books, <em>Forever<\/em>. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of a lifetime to partner with a childhood icon and bring this story to my Netflix home, where the idea of your first love being with you forever is shared with the world through the lens of Black love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Renate Radford, VP of overall deals at Netflix, added, \u201cWe are excited to partner with Mara Brock Akil and Story27 on our first series, <em>Forever<\/em>. Mara\u2019s creative and authentic storytelling allows us to present a fresh take on an iconic coming-of-age love story. We look forward to bringing the series to a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Judy Blume\u2019s 1975 novel Forever, helmed by showrunner and executive producer Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane, Black Lightning).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[5328,5329,5330,2005,88,5331,5332,5333],"class_list":["post-17840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-erika-harrison","tag-forever","tag-judy-blume","tag-mara-brock-akil","tag-netflix","tag-renate-radford","tag-story27","tag-susie-fitzgerald","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Netflix Adapting Judy Blume\u2019s Forever - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Netflix Adapting Judy Blume\u2019s Forever - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Judy Blume\u2019s 1975 novel Forever, helmed by showrunner and executive producer Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane, Black Lightning).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-11T15:24:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/Netflix-MaraBrockAkil-1122.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"466\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/\",\"name\":\"Netflix Adapting Judy Blume\u2019s Forever - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-11T15:24:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-11T15:24:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-adapting-judy-blumes-forever\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Netflix Adapting Judy Blume\u2019s Forever\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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