(CNN)The reboot of “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” has reach dwelling.
Will Smith launched Tuesday on his YouTube Channel that the fresh collection has been signed by Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service.
“We have real formally closed the take care of Peacock with an unheard of two-season present from a pitch,” Smith said within the video, which reveals him on a digital name with others including creator/director Morgan Cooper, whose viral video impressed the fresh collection. “I’ve been on this industry for 30 years, and that doesn’t happen.”
Cooper’s four-minute spec trailer reimagines the comedy starring Smith, which ran on NBC from 1990 to 1996, as a drama. It debuted on YouTube in March 2019.
Smith caught wind of it at the time and known as the premise and the video, written and directed by Cooper, “lustrous.” It has since racked up greater than 6 million views.
The fresh collection, cherish the video, is titled “Bel-Air,” for the luxurious Los Angeles neighborhood the keep it takes keep of residing.
“Draw in smartly-liked-day America, BEL-AIR is a serialized one-hour dramatic analogue of the 90’s sitcom ‘The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air’ that leans into the brand new premise: Will’s complicated mosey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air,” in accordance with a news liberate from Peacock.
“With a reimagined imaginative and prescient, BEL-AIR will dive deeper into the inherent conflicts, emotions and biases that were no longer doubtless to utterly explore in a 30-minute sitcom format, while quiet handing over swagger and nods to the brand new demonstrate.”
Smith expressed his excitement about seeing his hit demonstrate showcasing a Sunless household given a recent twist.
“The Carlton persona — a Sunless, younger Republican, smartly-liked-day?” he said. “The warmth that will doubtless be stirred up between these characters. It be cherish, what’s the Hilary persona in a world of Instagram and social media?”
Smith will attend as govt director of the mission, the announcement of which comes on the heels of experiences that the solid of the brand new demonstrate will take part in a reunion coming to HBO Max.
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