'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' to get a reboot

Will Smith announced that the upcoming series would air on streaming service, Peacock

Popular 90s television sitcom, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is all set to get a reboot. The series that launched Hollywood superstar, Will Smith's career has been confirmed for two seasons on streaming service Peacock, reported CNET.  The reboot stemmed from a fan-made trailer showing a more realistic and dramatic version of the characters in modern times, which gained the attention of Smith in 2019.

Smith revealed the good news in a video. "We have just officially closed the deal with Peacock with an unprecedented two-season order from a pitch," Smith said in the video. "What really clicked in my mind when I saw the trailer that Morgan did [was] the concepts in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reimagined as a drama. A real kid from West Philadelphia modern day, a Black family in Bel-Air, the Carlton character, a Black young Republican ... the heat that would be stirred up by these characters."

Smith also said he wants to see the Hilary Banks character in the world of social media and Instagram, Uncle Phil as a Black judge with young Black kids coming before him, and Aunt Viv reentering the workforce after raising her family.

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