The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Jabari Banks as Will Smith Clashes With Estranged Father, Banks Family in ‘Bel-Air’ Third Season Trailer
Jabari Banks is still a fish out of water in ritzy Los Angeles in the third season trailer for Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic take on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990s sitcom that starred Will Smith. “You always told me I was in control of my own destiny,” Banks, who plays Smith’s iconic role in the […]
- By
From ‘Full House’ to ‘The Simpsons’: Best and Worst TV Dads
These fathers helm the a wide range of family dynamics and television styles. Which one reminds you of your own old man?
- By
Samm-Art Williams, Tony-Nominated Playwright and ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Producer, Dies at 78
Samm-Art Williams, a Tony-nominated playwright, actor and director and an executive producer on NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died. He was 78. Williams died Monday in Burgaw, North Carolina, his cousin Carol Brown told The Hollywood Reporter. “Mr. Williams’ contributions to American theater and television will live on, but he will be greatly […]
- By
Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air’ Renewed for Season 3
Peacock’s Bel-Air is nearly matching the number of seasons with its showrunners. The NBCUniversal-backed streamer has handed out a third-season renewal for its reimagining of Will Smith’s beloved The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The dramatic take on the former comedy series that is inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral short was originally picked up at Peacock […]
- By
Peacock’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Brings in Its Fourth Showrunner
Now this is a story all about how Peacock’s Bel-Air continues to experience growing pains. The dramatic update of Will Smith’s beloved Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has changed showrunners again. This time, Carla Banks-Waddles has been promoted from co-exec producer to exec producer and showrunner for Bel-Air’s second season as part of her overall […]
- By
‘Bel-Air’ Star Jimmy Akingbola on Why His Geoffrey is “More Jason Bourne” to the Original’s Roger Moore
With Bel-Air, Morgan Cooper’s gritty reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, landing on Peacock this weekend (and on Sky in the U.K.), all eyes are likely to be on Jabari Banks’ considerably more serious take on Will Smith’s wildly colorful original character (and perhaps Olly Sholotan’s less-dance-prone Carlton Banks). But there’s another firm fan […]
- By
Where to Watch ‘The Fresh Prince’ Reboot ‘Bel-Air’ This Weekend
West Philly returns to the 90210 again in Bel-Air, the new dramatized reboot inspired by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that debuts on Peacock this weekend. Based on the 2019 viral mock trailer by Morgan Cooper, the modern-day series stars Jabari Banks as Will Smith, a teen sent to live with his Uncle Phil and Auntie Viv […]
- By
Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air’: TV Review
Morgan Cooper's viral 2019 mock trailer imagining a gritty dramatic take on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' is the basis for this new Peacock series.
- By
Next Big Thing: ‘Bel-Air’ Star Jabari Banks on How He’s Putting a “Fresh” Spin on an Iconic Namesake
Jabari Banks calls his road to Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic take on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a combination of hard work and “just being lucky.” Playing a character named Will Smith — a young Black teen who goes to live with his aunt Vivian Banks’ family in California, after getting into a not-so-little fight that […]
- By
‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Star James Avery Delighted in Fan Reactions to Him Voicing Shredder on ‘TMNT’
For most kids of the 1980s, it was a big moment when they realized that the actor who played Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air also voiced Shredder on the popular cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And James Avery loved witnessing the lightbulb go on. In an interview given years ago, the beloved […]
- By
‘Bel-Air’ Teaser Puts a Dramatic Spin on ‘Fresh Prince’ Reboot
Like the viral video that inspired it, Peacock’s Bel-Air is leaning into the dramatic side of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s premise. The series, based on Will Smith’s 1990s NBC sitcom, released its first teaser Tuesday, featuring Smith giving a dramatic reading of some of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song’s lyrics. It features […]
- By
Peacock’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Reboot Rounds Out Cast
Peacock’s dramatic spin on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has found its Banks family. The NBCUniversal streaming platform has filled out the regular cast of Bel-Air, based on a 2019 short by Morgan Cooper that went viral. Cooper and Will Smith, who starred in the 1990s NBC comedy, are executive producing. The nine actors cast […]
- By