Lovie Simone plays Keisha, one-half of the central couple of the Netflix series. Keisha is a track star and A-student gunning for an athletic scholarship to Howard, who is also trying to outrun (pun intended) her reputation from her previous school. Everything changes for her when she meets Justin, whom she’s had a crush on since childhood.

Mara Brock Akil's adaptation of the 1975 YA novel follows a pair of Los Angeles teenagers, played by Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr., as they fall in love.

Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Xosha Roquemore, Karen Pittman and Wood Harris star in the adaptation of Blume's 1975 novel.