In 2019, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fan, cinematographer Morgan Cooper, created a mock trailer to visualise the reboot he had written to rework the 90s sitcom as a gritty drama. 

The fan trailer called Bel-Air was seen and praised by Will Smith and led to the darker reimagining of the sitcom greenlit for a full series. 

Cooper has co-written and co-executive produced the reboot with showrunner Chris Collins, with Will Smith also acting as an executive producer. 

Set in modern-day America, the drama titled Bel-Air, will once again follow Will (Jabari Banks) as he moves from west Philadelphia to a luxury mansion in a wealthy LA suburb to live with his aunt Vivian (Cassandra Freeman) and uncle Phil (Adrian Holmes). 

The gritty drama will explore the challenges of being a young black man and sees Will relocate to LA to protect him from a hardened Philadelphia criminal who is looking for him. 

Carlton is played by Olly Sholotan, Hilary by Coco Jones, Ashley by Akira Akbar and Geoffrey by Jimmy Akingbola. 

Bel-Air will stream on Peacock from 14 February, exclusively on Sky and NOW.