Bel-Air is a 2019 short fan film written and directed by Morgan Cooper, based on the 1990s sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The film serves as a mock trailer for a darker, more dramatic re-imagining of the sitcom. It was uploaded on YouTube on March 10, 2019.[1][2]
In August 2020, it was announced that it was being developed into a full television show, with Cooper and original series star Will Smith as executive producers.[3][4][5] The series had reportedly been in the works for over a year since Cooper posted his Bel-Air trailer on YouTube, with Netflix, NBC's Peacock, and HBO Max all bidding for the series.[6] On September 8, 2020, it was picked up by Peacock, which gave Bel-Air a two-season order.[7]