[09/08/20 - 01:16 PM] Beloved Comedy Series "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Will Come to Peacock Reimagined as the Highly Anticipated Dramatic Adaptation of Morgan Cooper's Lauded Fan Film, "Bel-Air" Will Smith announced the news today on social media.
[via press release from Peacock]
PEACOCK ORDERS TWO SEASONS OF HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DRAMA SERIES 'BEL-AIR' FROM WESTBROOK STUDIOS AND UNIVERSAL TELEVISION
Peacock has ordered two seasons of the highly anticipated series adaptation of Morgan Cooper's lauded fan film BEL- AIR. The announcement was made today by Will Smith via his social media channels:
Cooper will direct, co-write and serve as co-executive producer alongside writer, showrunner and executive producer Chris Collins (The Man in the High Castle, The Wire). Westbrook Studios and Universal Television will serve as the studios on the project.
Set in modern-day America, BEL-AIR is a serialized one-hour dramatic analogue of the 90's sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" that leans into the original premise: Will's complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. With a reimagined vision, BEL-AIR will dive deeper into the inherent conflicts, emotions and biases that were impossible to fully explore in a 30-minute sitcom format, while still delivering swagger and nods to the original show.
Cooper wrote and directed the four-minute spec trailer, debuting the video on social media in March 2019. The trailer, which currently has over 6 million views on YouTube caught the attention of Smith, and in a reaction video he called the film and idea brilliant. Here is a link to the original trailer:
BEL-AIR is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and Westbrook Studios, a division of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's media company Westbrook Inc. Chris Collins will serve as showrunner and executive producer and is co-writing the show with Morgan Cooper who wrote the film and will serve as co-executive producer. The series is also executive produced by Will Smith, Terence Carter, James Lassiter, Miguel Melendez, Quincy Jones, Benny Medina, and Andy & Susan Borowitz.
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