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Forever
2025
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
58–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 90, everyone else 74.
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Details
- Created by
- Mara Brock Akil
- Released
- 8 May 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 8 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →3 wins from 21 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best New Scripted Series | Mara Brock Akil, Regina King, Susie Fitzgerald, Shana C. Waterman, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway, Judy Blume, Erika Harrison, Sara E. White, Jerron Horton | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Lovie Simone | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Xosha Roquemore | Nominee |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series | Michael Cooper Jr. | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Award 2026 | Outstanding Drama Series | Forever | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Award 2026 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Michael Cooper Jr. | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Award 2026 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Lovie Simone | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Award 2026 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Wood Harris | Nominee |
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series | Michael Cooper Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Lovie Simone | Nominee |
| Best New Scripted Series | Mara Brock Akil, Regina King, Susie Fitzgerald, Shana C. Waterman, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway, Judy Blume, Erika Harrison, Sara E. White, Jerron Horton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Xosha Roquemore | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Regina King (for episode "Forever...") | Winner |
| Outstanding Musical Score | Gary Gunn | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | Wood Harris | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Forever | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series | Will Catlett | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series | Michael Cooper Jr. | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series | Lovie Simone | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Tomorrow's Interlude" (written by Halle Burnett, Ben Finkelstein, Max Mendelsohn, Paul Luke Bonenfant, Riley Daggs, and Yasin Akil; performed by Until Tomorrow and Halle Burnett) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Patient" (written by Larry "Price" Jacks, Larrance "Rance 1500" Dopson, and Marcus "Seige Monstracity" White; performed by Larry "Price" Jacks) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | Karen Pittman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Mara Brock Akil and Danya Hu (for episode "Forever...") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Norman Vance Jr. (for episode "The Vineyard") | Nominee |
NAACP Image Award
5 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Michael Cooper Jr. | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Lovie Simone | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Forever | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Wood Harris | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Karen Pittman | Nominee |