Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Mara Brock Akil Interested in Filming Girlfriends Movie


Last month "Girlfriends" creator, Mara Brock Akil, linked up with the main cast members to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hit sitcom [click here if you missed that].

In a recent interview Mara Brock Akil admits she is very open to filming a "Girlfriends" movie for closure...

“I’m starting to believe that sometimes your greatest pain can be your greatest joy,” Akil began. “That was very painful to not be able to finish the story of those four women and William, but now it’s interesting because, back in the day, the limitations of the network, it was not gonna reach you and other audiences around the world, so I think the fact that it’s been on Netflix, it is proving that great storytelling that’s relatable and complex and fun and messy is what has a huge world audience, so I’m really thankful that the show’s been able to prove [itself] and find new audiences even in yourself who want more, [who think,] ‘That’s not enough,’ and they’re like, ‘We want the ending.'”
Akil continued, “That’s a long preamble basically to say I would be very open to completing the story in a film. I think that would be very fun, that would be my dream. But it needs the right resources and support and the right distribution — it needs the right package to be treated as the gem that it is. Because it has been that little engine that could, and I want people to see the majesty, the greatness of it, and how it really is a conversation still for today around the world.”

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