#WillSmith To Executive Produce ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Drama Reboot
A dramatic reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is in the works.
It will be based on Morgan Cooper’s viral video that reimagined the NBC comedy series as a drama titled “Bel-Air.” The trailer, which Cooper posted online last year, has racked up over five million views on YouTube alone. The project is currently being shopped to multiple outlets, including HBO Max, which is the streaming home of the original series.
Cooper is attached to co-write and direct the project and will also serve as a co-executive producer. Chris Collins will serve as showrunner and executive producer in addition to co-writing the script with Cooper.
Smith will executive produce via Westbrook Studios along with Quincy Jones, Benny Medina, and original series creators Andy and Susan Borowitz. Miguel Melendez and Westbrook Studios’ Terence Carter will also executive produce. Westbrook Studios and Universal Television will produce. UTV was the studio behind the original show as well.
Bel-Air trailer:
