Romantic tension between two teen athletes sets the tone in the teaser trailer for Forever — Netflix’s upcoming series from Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane).
Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper lead the cast.
“You have no idea who I am, do you? Keisha Clark (Simone) asks Justin Edwards (Cooper) at a party in the opening of the trailer.
“Keisha Clark,” a smiling Justin answers.
Keisha is a confident and fiery track star with clear dreams after high school. Justin is a nerd at heart in an athlete’s body, who has dreams of success in playing D1 basketball.
Set in 2018 Los Angeles, the series is an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 young adult novel Forever.
Reimagined for a new generation, Netflix describes the series as an “epic love story of two Black teens exploring their identities through the awkward and moving journey of being each other’s firsts.”
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The cast also includes Karen Pittman, Wood Harris, Xosha Roquemore, Marvin Winans III, Niles Fitch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Adriyan Rae, Paigion Walker, Xavier Mills, and E’myri Crutchfield.
Mara Brock Akil is creator, showrunner, and executive producer.
“Judy Blume’s ability to capture the real emotions we experience during the various rites of passage of our youth influenced my life choices and writing voice,” Brock Akil said in a interview with Netflix blog Tudum. “I’m honored to reimagine one of my favorite books, Forever.”
Additional executive producers include Judy Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Sara White, Regina King, Reina King, Shana C. Waterman and Anthony Hemingway. Regina King directs the first episode.
Forever will begin streaming later this year on Netflix.
Below is the teaser trailer:
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