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Lauren Kate’s popular YA fantasy novel, Fallen, first fit the shelves in 2009 and was subsequently followed by sequels Torment (2010), Passion (2011), Fallen In Love (2012), Rapture (2012), and Unforgiven (2015).

Due to its wild success with young readers, the first novel was adapted into a film in 2016. Yet, it wasn’t a lucrative release, earning only 7% on Rotten Tomatoes and no further production of the rest of the series. If I’m honest, the 2016 adaptation wasn’t the best adaptation any fan would hope for. 

While the Department of Education under the Trump administration claims book bans are a “hoax,” this does not erase the experience of authors like Samira Ahmed, who have been dealing with and fighting book bans for years.

Ahmed is the bestselling author of several young adult novels, including Internment, Hollow Fires, and This Book Won’t Burn. Through her writing career, she has worked to remedy an issue she noticed in childhood: a lack of books featuring South Asian and Muslim representation. In addition to allowing children to see themselves reflected in literature, her books tackle very relevant themes, including racism, Islamaphobia, and police brutality. Unfortunately, her books have been the target of the growing conservative book ban movement. While these book banners claim to be banning books that are “pornographic,” some of Ahmed’s books have been banned for no reason other than featuring a Muslim American protagonist. Many have also been “soft-banned” through unofficial processes that are harder to track or combat.

BGN interviews the cast and showrunner of the Prime Video series Harlem.

Featured in the interviews are: Meagan Good ‘Camille’ + Jerrie Johnson ‘Tye’, Shoniqua Shandai ‘Angie’+ Grace Byers ‘Quinn’, Tyler Lepley ‘Ian’, Tracy Oliver – series creator, Kofi Siriboe ‘Seth’, Gail Bean ‘Eva’ and Logan Browning ‘Portia’.

After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, Harlem will return for its third and final season on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. From creator and writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Harlem Season Three will follow the core four women on the precipice of change like never before. Whether it be motherhood, singlehood, sisterhood, complicated career journeys, or even more complicated families, our stylish and ambitious best girlfriends strive to finally choose themselves above all else.

Interviewer: Chalice Williams

Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax

Harlem is currently streaming on Prime Video

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2025 is shaping up to be a big summer for aliens from outer space arriving on Earth and making a big fuss. We’ve got Kal-El in Superman, Galactus in Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the bloodthirsty Xenomorph in Alien: Earth. But perhaps the alien we should be excited about the most in Stitch, the wild little furball in Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of the animated Lilo & Stitch. And during the Super Bowl, a chaotic teaser trailer for the highly anticipated summer family movie arrived.

You can watch the new Lilo & Stitch trailer right here:

The original animated Lilo & Stitch, about a wild alien who befriends a young Hawaiian girl and rocks out to Elvis songs, became a surprise hit in the summer of 2002. In fact, it was one of Walt Disney Animation’s last high 2D animated hits, before pulling the plug on 2D animated features after The Princess and the Frog. The director and writer of the original Lilo & Stitch, Chris Sanders, also provided the little guy’s voice. At first, Disney was going to cast someone else as the CGI version of Stitch’s voice for the new reboot. Ultimately, wiser heads prevailed, and they realized no one could play Stitch better than the man who created him.

This Super Bowl trailer for Lilo & Stitch really captures the energy of Stitch in its full live-action glory. Who but Stitch could cause such halftime chaos at the big game? We have to say, this Lilo & Stitch live-action teaser trailer is SO adorable. It really got us good.

The rest of the Lilo & Stitch cast includes Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Sydney Agudong as Lilo’s older sister Naki. Also in the cast is Tia Carrere as social worker Mrs. Kakoa. Carrere actually played Naki in the original animated film. Zach Galifianakis plays Stitch’s creator, Dr. Jumba Jookiba, with Billy Magnussen playing Agent Pleakley. We didn’t see them in this Lilo & Stitch live-action Super Bowl trailer, but we can’t wait until we do.

Will the new version of Lilo & Stitch become as beloved as the original? Most of these Disney live-action remakes never really surpass the original animated versions. Here’s hoping that Lilo & Stitch will be the one that does the trick.

Lilo & Stitch hits theaters everywhere on Memorial Day Weekend.

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