Peacock released the dramatic reboot Bel-Air in 2022.
Bel-Air is a dramatic reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air rather than a traditional continuation of the 1990s sitcom. It premiered on Peacock on February 13, 2022, introducing a more serious version of Will Smith’s journey from West Philadelphia to the Banks family’s world in Bel-Air, Los Angeles.
The series grew out of Morgan Cooper’s independently made short fan film, which recast the original comedy’s premise as a contemporary drama. Cooper developed the television version with Malcolm Spellman, T. J. Brady, and Rasheed Newson. Jabari Banks played Will, while the new ensemble included Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Olly Sholotan, Coco Jones, and Akira Akbar.
A frequent mix-up is confusing Bel-Air with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special, which was released by HBO Max in 2020. The reboot and the reunion are separate projects on different services. Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max were not the original home of the 2022 dramatic reboot; Peacock was.