Chicago Fire and The Game revival series star Adriyan Rae is the latest to join the cast of Mara Brock Akil’s upcoming Netflix series, Forever. Deadline reports that Rae is joining the cast of Brock Akil‘s Netflix adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel. The series reimagines the book as a story about two Black teenagers […]
Mara Brock Akil’s upcoming Netflix series, Forever, has added Karen Pittman and Wood Harris to its cast, joining the series as leads alongside Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. The series is an adaptation of the Judy Blume novel with Brock Akil as showrunner and Regina King directing the pilot. It is described as ““an […]
Taraji P. Henson, Garrett Morris, Jeffrey Wright and Mara Brock Akil will be honored at this year’s American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors event for their contributions to film. The festival, presented by Nice Crowd, has announced their sixth annual American Black Film Festival Honors event, which recognizes “excellence in the motion picture and television […]
Mara Brock Akil‘s acting skills are receiving praise across social media. For those who don’t know, Akil is the creator of Girlfriends and Love Is, and she was recently featured in the visual promo for Tyler, The Creator‘s Golf le Fleur clothing line’s Lacoste campaign. In the clip, Akil learns that her flight is canceled, so she […]