Forever (2025 TV series)

Production

Netflix ordered a TV adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel Forever… in November 2022, with Mara Brock Akil serving as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Judy Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Sara White, Regina King, Shana C. Waterman, and Anthony Hemingway; King also directed the pilot. Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. lead the cast, joined by Karen Pittman, Wood Harris, Xosha Roquemore, Marvin Lawrence Winans III, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Niles Fitch, Paigion Walker, and E'myri Crutchfield.

First-look images from production were released on January 30, 2025. Netflix renewed the series for a second season on May 14, 2025. Filming for season two began in Los Angeles on May 8, 2026, with Malaika Guttoh added as a series regular and Avery Wills Jr. and Tre McBride cast in recurring roles.

Release and reception

The series was released on Netflix on May 8, 2025. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating based on 35 critic reviews, with the critics consensus calling it "an effervescent romance that'll put an everlasting smile on viewers' faces." Metacritic gave a score of 84 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a B+, noting that it tells a deeper story about raising exceptional Black kids in the modern era.

Did You Know?

• The soundtrack for the show's original score, composed by Gary Gunn, was released by Netflix on May 2, 2025.
• The series soundtrack includes music by Migos, Anderson Paak, Daft Punk, Foam Collective, Travis Scott, SZA, Janelle Monáe, Tyler, The Creator, and Childish Gambino.