‘Bel Air’, the reboot of ‘The Prince of Bel-Air’ that received the green light from Peacock for two seasons in September 2020, has already lost two ‘showrunners’ (script managers) delaying its possible premiere.
By – 05 Aug 2021
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The reboot of The prince of Bel Air came up by chance when a video as a trailer for a dramatic version of the 90’s series created by Morgan Cooper went viral and it got to Will Smith. Finally, after several offers from Netflix and HBO Max, in September 2020, Peacock gave the green light to the project by commissioning two seasons, as announced by Will Smith on YouTube.
However, development is not being easy and there are already two showrunner (responsible for script and creative direction) who have left the project. The first was Chris Collins, who has worked in series such as The Wire Y Sons of Anarchy, Y left the series in december. And the second has been his substitute since the beginning of the year, Diane Houston (Empire), that after just a few months he has left the ship. As posted The Hollywood Reporter, the two screenwriters hired by Houston and the executive producer Malcolm Spelman (Falcon and Winter Soldier), T.J. Brady (The 100) Y Rashed Newson (Narcos), will assume the leadership. With these changes the series is not expected to arrive until 2022.
As various sources have explained to the publication, lThe problems for the continuity of the showrunners is in the different visions about the series because while Peacock is looking for a powerful production, Collins wanted to make a high-quality series. And while it is not clear what Houston’s intention was, it seems that it has not been matched either.
The originator of the original idea, Morgan Cooper, who was to write the scripts with Collins still on board as screenwriter, director and executive producer. The idea of this new series, which takes the form of a drama 90s fiction that catapulted Will Smith and that this year celebrated its 30th anniversary, is to delve into the conflicts, emotions and prejudices that affect black people in the United States today.
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