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The actors reimagine the story first told in Judy Blume's beloved 1975 novel in a new Netflix series from Mara Brock Akil ...

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For Michael Cooper Jr., landing the lead role in Forever was "a quantum leap," as his mentor Sanaa Lathan calls it. Still ...

Netflix Forever stars Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone play Justin and Keisha in the new adaptation of the Judy Blume ...

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Simone told TheWrap, “I was not familiar with Michael, but when I first met him, I was really upset because we were on our ...

The series, which premiered on May 8, 2025, stars newcomers Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. as Keisha Clark and Justin ...

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TV icon Mara Brock Akil reimagines Judy Blume's 1975 novel Forever with a new Netflix series, out May 8. Lovie Simone and ...