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Fresh Prince spin-off Bel-Air: Dark first trailer for edgy reboot couldn’t be more different to Will Smith’s original

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A new trailer has been revealed for upcoming drama Bel-Air, giving Fresh Prince fans a long-awaited first look at the upcoming reboot. 

The classic comedy told the story of Will Smith’s teenager who moved to Bel-Air with his aunt and uncle, however this darker tale will explore the character’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to rich living in California.

The new clip sees Jabari Banks step into Smith’s breakthrough role, and it looks like a very different take on the story to the one we know. 

‘This town will try to make you forget who you are and where you came from. Don’t let it do that,’ Will is told in the clip, before meeting the Banks family and getting to know his new home. 

He meets housekeeper Geoffrey Thompson (Jimmy Akingbola), before coming face to face with Uncle Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Aunt Viv (Cassandra Freeman).

The new clip also hints at Will’s dark past, which saw him involved in a gun fight over a basketball game in Philadelphia.

Will tries to adapt to his new life in the new trailer (Picture: Peacock)

There’s a ‘bad man’ on his tail, too, with his former life looming over his new situation in California.

‘You get one shot at a second chance,’ the trailer ominously states. 

It doesn’t look like plain sailing for Will as he adapts to his new surroundings, with Uncle Phil saying: ‘Maybe Will isn’t cut out for this. Why are we working so hard to save a boy that doesn’t want to be saved?’

He later gives a valuable life lesson to Will in the clip, saying: ‘A real man takes responsibility for his actions. A real man knows when to let go of his pride and make the most out of a second chance.’

Jabari Banks leads the cast of the new series (Picture: Peacock)

While the original was known as one of the most-loved sitcoms of the 90s, the new series is an altogether more dramatic take on the story – and the trailer teases exactly what tone fans can expect. 

Will Smith is heavily involved in the series and has worked alongside film director Morgan Cooper.

Peacock gave the show a two-season order back in September 2020, and the streaming company previously uploaded the moment Smith surprised Banks, and told him his audition was successful.

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Andy and Susan Borowitz will serve as executive producers, with Smith and original executive producers Quincy Jones and Benny Medina.

Smith starred alongside James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana M. Ali, Joseph Marcell and Janet Hubert-Whitten/Daphne Maxwell Reid in the sitcom, which ran for six seasons from 1990 to 1996.

Bel-Air premieres on February 13 on Peacock.

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