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A beloved teen novel is getting a Netflix adaptation.
The streaming large introduced Thursday that Judy Blume’s widespread 1975 novel “Endlessly” is being “reimagined” by author/producer Mara Brock Akil for “a brand new era.”
“It’s an epic love story of two Black teenagers exploring romance and their identities by means of the awkward journey of being one another’s firsts,” in response to a press launch.
Akil is greatest recognized for creating hits like “Girlfriends,” “The Recreation,” “Being Mary Jane” and “Love Is.”
“Judy Blume’s potential to seize the true feelings we expertise in the course of the varied rites of passage of our youth influenced my life decisions and writing voice. I’m honored to reimagine considered one of my favourite books, ‘Endlessly,’” Akil mentioned in an announcement. “I’m thrilled to have the chance of a lifetime to companion with a childhood icon and convey this story to my Netflix dwelling, the place the concept of your old flame being with you Endlessly is shared with the world by means of the lens of Black love.”
Akil will function showrunner and govt producer.
The sequence doesn’t but have a goal premiere date.