TV Series created by Mara Brock Akil

FOREVER (2025)FOREVER (2025)
Netflix, 2025 Running | Drama, Romance | ► Trailer
3.7


Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.


The Game (2021)The Game (2021)
Paramount+, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports | ► Trailer
5.0


Set in Sin City, the series offers a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football. The team will tackle racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love - all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play "the game."


Love IsLove Is
OWN, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Drama
4.6


Love Is draws inspiration from the real-life relationship of Mara Brock Akil and her husband, writer-director Salim Akil. The project tells the love story between a modern-day power couple. In the world of Black Hollywood, they navigate a complex set of social codes, and this series will explore it all, from the good to the bad... to the '90s, because that's the love story began.


Being Mary JaneBeing Mary Jane
BET, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.5


This is a story to which millions of modern women will both relate and respond. It centers around Mary Jane Paul, a successful talk show host searching for "Mr. Right".


The GameThe Game
The CW, 2006 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports | ► Trailer
4.0


This show is a spinoff to the long-running hit UPN sitcom, "Girlfriends". This new sitcom is about the lives of three women, and their relationships with pro-football players.


GirlfriendsGirlfriends
The CW, 2000 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
3.0


The show revolves around the friendships of four African-American women from different walks of life. They explore the many trials and tribulations that most women face today, such as relationships, family, friends and other hot topics that interest universal women. Whether it is getting over a divorce, finding a career or simply looking for true love, GIRLFRIENDS delivers along with comedy and wit.