‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ Is Better Than Okay
The first season of Freeform's Everything's Gonna Be Okay is a funny, big-hearted love letter to family.
Jay Bamber
Jay has a BA in English Literature and Film Studies from Roehampton University and an MA in Film and Screen Cultures from the same institution. His debut novel Until There Was You was published September 2015 and the follow-up, The Restart Project, in July 2017, both with Less Than Three Press. You can read his television rants on Twitter @BamberJay or his website
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