Bel-Air, Peacock’s modern-day reinterpretation of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, will debut on February thirteenth, the streamer introduced on Monday and shared a first-look trailer. , Bel-Air re-envisions the traditional ‘90s sitcom as an hour-long drama sequence. All the principle characters from the unique return, together with Uncle Phil and Carlton, although they will not be such as you keep in mind them. That’s most obvious with Carlton who comes off as bashful within the trailer. Thankfully, Will’s finest good friend Jazz seems true to his inspiration.  

The undertaking was impressed by a fan movie author and director Morgan Cooper launched in . Both Cooper’s creation and the Peacock sequence lean into the unique premise of The Fresh Prince, utilizing Will’s journey from West Philidelphia to Bel-Air to inform a narrative about second possibilities, race and sophistication. Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios produced the sequence, with Cooper serving as director, co-writer and govt producer. He informed Smith in 2019 the concept for Bel-Air got here to him whereas driving down Interstate 71. He was interested by the unique present when he drove an underpass and inspiration hit. “I knew I had a story to tell,” he stated on the time.

Peacock will launch the primary three episodes of Bel-Air on Super Bowl Sunday, with subsequent episodes to comply with weekly. The sequence is at the moment slated to run for 2 seasons.