![]() ![]() ![]() The four-minute spec trailer has received a lot of praise, including from Will Smith who appeared in a video with Cooper, telling the filmmaker, “That’s an idea that is brilliant.” (You can watch it below.)īel-Air would be a good fit for a number of streamers, and I hear Netflix, Peacock, HBO Max, Amazon and Apple are all interested. Described by Cooper as “a reinterpretation” that brings the story “into modern-day life in 2019,” it has amassed more than 7.5 million views to date in two official YouTune posts alone. The short film by cinematographer Cooper took the Internet by storm when it was released in March 2019. Westbrook Studios, a division of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Inc., and Universal TV, which owns copyright to the original series, will serve as the studios. With a reimagined vision, Bel-Air will dive deeper into the inherent conflicts, emotions and biases of what it means to be a Black man in America today, while still delivering the swagger and fun nods to the original show. Collins is an executive producer and showrunner.īel-Air is a one-hour, dramatic retelling of the beloved 90s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, that leans into the original premise of Will’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Cooper will direct and co-executive produce the potential series, which he is co-writing with Chris Collins ( The Man in the High Castle, The Wire).
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