‘Girlfriends’ Creator Mara Brock Akil Sets Production Company Story27 at Netflix
Mara Brock Akil, creator of the UPN series “Girlfriends” and BET’s drama series “Being Mary Jane,” has set her story27 banner at Netflix as part of her overall deal with the streamer, the companies announced Monday.Akil (pictured above) also announced that former AMC and SundanceTV programming executive Susie Fitzgerald has been named as president of development for story27. In the role, Fitzgerald will oversee all film, television and digital media projects.“At story27, thoughtful and entertaining projects centering the humanity of the marginalized is the priority and that starts with identifying the best and most unique storytellers,” Akil said in a statement.