The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to get a much darker reboot

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will reportedly reunite for a one-off 30th anniversary special later this year.The likes of Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Joseph Marcell and DJ Jazzy Jeff have all signed up for the show’s return, reports Variety, with an unscripted special filming on September 10.But the HBO Max special will not feature James Avery – who played the beloved Uncle Phil – after he passed away at the age of 68 in 2013.Director Marcus Raboy will helm the one-off

Will Smith will be getting together for an unscripted special in order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the show.The special will be airing on US streaming service HBO Max around Thanksgiving, which takes place at the end of November, but filming with the cast will take place on 10 September.The infamous Will Smith will be joined by members of the Banks family including Tatyana Ali (Ashley), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Viv #2), Karyn Parsons (Hilary), and Strictly guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro

It’s officially going down! Will Smith along with his beloved cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is finally rewarding their loyal fans with a reunion, a trend that has been all the rage in Hollywood’s ongoing quest for original content based on nostalgia.

Just like Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air is also getting a reunion special on HBO Max.

 Friends. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airis the latest beloved sitcom to get the reunion treatment, with the cast officially set to come back together for an unscripted reunion special at HBO Max.The titular Fresh Prince himself, Will Smith, will be joined by his co-stars Alfonso Ribeiro, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, and Daphne Maxwell Reid to celebrate the comedy's 30th anniversary.

The cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” are reuniting for an unscripted TV special, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the cult-classic TV show.

Will Smith is set to join his The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air co-stars for a one-off reunion special to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.

a drama reboot of the series based on Morgan Cooper’s viral video “Bel-Air.”This also marks the latest TV reunion special to find a home at HBO Max. Last week, the streamer announced that the cast of “The West Wing” was reuniting for a theatrical staging of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode from the show’s third season, which will be shot at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in early October.

Peter White Television EditorThe cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are the latest to reunite for a reunion special at HBO Max.Will Smith and gang are set to reunite for the unscripted special to celebrate 30 years since the sitcom first aired.Smith and co-stars including Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff will tape the special on September 10.

NBC's beloved comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is getting the reboot treatment with a bit of a spin. The new series will be a reimagining of the classic sitcom, inspired by a viral YouTube trailer created by Fresh Prince superfan Morgan Cooper.

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Universal TV will serve as the studios. Cooper will direct and co-executive produce the potential series, which he is co-writing with Chris Collins.

Will Smith is revamping his hit sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air as a TV drama series.Superfan Morgan Cooper caught Smith’s eye early last year (2019) when he posted a fake trailer for the show, reimagined as a drama, on YouTube.The four-minute clip, which Cooper created and directed, went viral and now Smith has recruited him to turn the dream scenario into a full series.Cooper will work with The Wire’s Chris Collins to write the script, which he will also direct and executive produce.