Bel-Air (film)

Bel-Air
Bel-Air
	Film poster
Directed by	Morgan Cooper
Written by	Morgan Cooper
Based on	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; by Andy Borowitz; Susan Borowitz;
Produced by	Johnny Starke; Kerry Rounds; Morgan Cooper; Corey McCartney;
Starring	Jerry Madison; Sherri Roulette-Mosley; Granvile O’Neal; Kira Ashby; Jelani Talib; Rufus Burns; Sada K.; Khrystal Coppage; Jada Paige;
Cinematography	Morgan Cooper
Edited by	Morgan Cooper; Anthony Devera;
Music by	B. Jones; Mark Francis; Duncan Burnett; Easy Mccoy;
Production; company	Sun Squared Media
Distributed by	Sun Squared Media
Release date	March 10, 2019;
Running time	4 minutes
Language	English

Bel-Air is a 2019 short fan film written and directed by Morgan Cooper, based on the 1990s sitcom The 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]

^ Greene, Andy (March 13, 2019). "Hilarious 'Bel Air' Trailer Reimagines 'The Fresh Prince' as a Dramatic Movie". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ Kirkland, Justin (March 14, 2019). "The Fresh Prince Gets a Dramatic Reimagining in the Trailer for Bel-Air". Esquire. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ Nellie Andreeva (August 11, 2020). "Bel-Air: Drama Series Take On The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air From Morgan Cooper & Westbrook Studios Heats Up Streaming Marketplace". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Jesse Schedeen (August 11, 2020). "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Be Rebooted as a Drama". IGN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Lesley Goldberg (August 11, 2020). "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Drama Reboot in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ "'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Drama Reboot in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 8, 2020). "'Bel-Air': Peacock Gives 2-Season Order To 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Drama Reboot From Morgan Cooper & Westbrook Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[Rolling_Stone-1] Greene, Andy (March 13, 2019). "Hilarious 'Bel Air' Trailer Reimagines 'The Fresh Prince' as a Dramatic Movie". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[Esquire-2] Kirkland, Justin (March 14, 2019). "The Fresh Prince Gets a Dramatic Reimagining in the Trailer for Bel-Air". Esquire. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[3] Nellie Andreeva (August 11, 2020). "Bel-Air: Drama Series Take On The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air From Morgan Cooper & Westbrook Studios Heats Up Streaming Marketplace". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[4] Jesse Schedeen (August 11, 2020). "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Be Rebooted as a Drama". IGN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[5] Lesley Goldberg (August 11, 2020). "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Drama Reboot in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[auto-6] "'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Drama Reboot in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[7] Andreeva, Nellie (September 8, 2020). "'Bel-Air': Peacock Gives 2-Season Order To 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Drama Reboot From Morgan Cooper & Westbrook Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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