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Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970) is an American television producer, screenwriter and director. She became the youngest African American female showrunner when she created the sitcom Girlfriends (2000–2008), airing on UPN and The CW, and the first African American female showrunner to have two series concurrently on broadcast network television when she created its spin-off The Game (2006 ...
Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union. [1] The pilot aired on July 2, 2013, as an hour-long television film across a 90-minute timeslot, [2] [3] before resuming as a weekly series on January 7, 2014, on BET. [4]
Love Is (stylized as Love Is ___) is an American drama television series created and produced by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Based on the Akils’ real-life relationship, the series follows a modern-day power couple in Black Hollywood balancing successful careers and family over three decades.
Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series, created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union, [1] that debuted January 7, 2014, on BET. [2] The series follows the professional and personal life of successful TV news anchor Mary Jane Paul (Union), who lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. [1] He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil. [2]
Melanie was created by producer Mara Brock Akil. While casting the character, Brock Akil had doubts about whether Mowry would be the best choice, given her wholesome image from starring as Tia Landry on the sitcom Sister, Sister, but hired the actress based on her strong work ethic and her desire to be part of the series. Mowry considered the ...
Though not a direct spin-off of Moesha, the show Girlfriends was created by Moesha writer Mara Brock Akil and exists in the same universe as Moesha. The character Maya Wilkes ( Golden Brooks ) from Girlfriends lives in Leimert Park like the characters of Moesha , and appeared in an episode babysitting for her sister-in-law Barbara Lee, who ...