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

TV icon Mara Brock Akil reimagines Judy Blume's 1975 novel Forever with a new Netflix series, out May 8. Lovie Simone and newcomer Michael Cooper Jr. play Keisha and Justin, updated versions of Blume's teenage loves Katherine and Michael.

The pair reflect on sitting next one another on a nearly six-hour flight to Los Angeles where they'd perform their first chemistry read.