Will Smith to co-produce reboot version of his hit sitcom 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'?

1990's highly lauded American sitcom,  Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is up for a reboot after Morgan Cooper's YouTube fan film which went viral last year. According to  Hollywood Reporter, update from Will Smith, Quincy Jones and Benny Medina is currently being pitched to several streaming platforms including Netflix, HBO Max and Peacock to name a few. 90s sitcom catapulted Will Smith's career in Hollywood, and w Smith is all set to co-produce  reboot series. 

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Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air's reboot coming soon?

As per reports of online portal,  highly-celebrated family sitcom, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, that me Will Smith a superstar, is being apted into a drama series. It is said to be based on a viral YouTube fan film, which was created by writer Morgan Cooper in 2019.

As a co-executive producer and a Fresh Prince super-fan, Cooper reimagined hit sitcom as a serious drama. It showcases  tale of a Philelphia teenr who tries to just to with his rich family in Los Angeles, California.

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Morgan created and directed four-minute-long fan film back in March 2019. Since n, video has racked up over a whopping five million views on YouTube and ultimately caught Aldin actor's attention. However, it has been reported that new series, titled Bel-Air, has been in works for more than a year. 

show's original executive producers Smith, Quincy Jones, and Benny Medina, as well as its creators, Andy and Susan Borowitz, are also said to be all set to return as executive producers for  upcoming drama series.

portal also reported that multiple streaming platforms, including Peacock, HBO Max and Netflix are currently bidding on potential upcoming series, which is a co-production between  sitcom's original producers, Universal TV and Will Smith's Westbrook Studios. 

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About  Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ran on NBC from 1990-1996 for six seasons. Will Smith became a superstar after spending six seasons on comedy sitcom as a fictionalized version of himself. American show comprised a sum total of 148 episodes in span of six years. TV series was created by Benny Medina, while it was co-written by Andy and Susan Borowitz.

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