For Michael Cooper Jr., landing the lead role in Forever was "a quantum leap," as his mentor Sanaa Lathan calls it. Still ...

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Netflix Forever stars Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone play Justin and Keisha in the new adaptation of the Judy Blume ...

Michael Cooper Jr. decided to pursue acting thanks to a production of 'High School Musical.' Michael Cooper Jr., 23, was born ...

I f you aren't familiar with the new teen romance series that's taking over Netflix, here's a quick synopsis: Forever follows ...

Cooper Jr., 23, tells PEOPLE about working with the "powerhouse" actress and their off-screen mother-son dynamic ...

Simone told TheWrap, “I was not familiar with Michael, but when I first met him, I was really upset because we were on our ...

Famed producer and screenwriter, Mara Brock Akil, reimagined Judy Blume's popular yet controversial novel of the same name, ...

Both stars also tell PEOPLE about watching the series for the first time with their moms, which led to a lot of ...

Michael Cooper Jr. hopes neurodivergent viewers "feel seen" as he plays a character with ADHD in Netflix's Judy Blume ...

Fans of teen romance rejoice — we’ve got new bingeable content. Forever, a Netflix series based on the controversial young ...