20th anniversary of , creator Mara Brock Akil opened up about the lasting legacy of the hit series, who was almost cast in Tracee Ellis Ross’ role as Joan, her and the cast’s failed attempt to do a movie after its unceremonious cancellation in 2008 and what it means that fans can now stream all 172 episodes on Netflix. “I have been telling anyone who would listen, who had a little bit of a signal to a huge signal that and [its spinoff] needed to be on a streaming service and deserved a place for their audience to be able to enjoy it,” Akil says over Zoom from her home in Los Angeles the same day as it’s announced that she signed a deal with Netflix to create new content.
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