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Inspiration can come from the most unanticipated places, like walking the dog in the park or buying a soft pretzel at the mall. For Morgan Cooper, it came in 2019 while driving down Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Heading home after shooting a low-budget beauty commercial, Cooper concocted a plan to turn '90s…

Bel-Air is Peacock's one-hour drama series that re-imagines the beloved ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air through a modern, dramatic take on Will's complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Joining moderator Matt Grobar at Deadline’s Contenders Television at the…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer and director Morgan Cooper, creator of Bel-Air, Peacock’s dramatic reimagining of the '90s Will Smith sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has signed with M88 for management. Premiering on Super Bowl Sunday, Bel-Air was born from a short film of the same name that Cooper released in March 2019…

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is making a dark return with Bel-Air, an hourlong series based on Morgan Cooper’s popular fan film that reenvisions the 1990s Will Smith sitcom as a drama. The project, from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's Westbrook Studios and Universal Television, is currently being pitched to…

EXCLUSIVE: Quibi has put in development Black Coffee, a single-camera comedy from writer Morgan Cooper, L.A.’s Finest star Gabrielle Union and her I’ll Have Another production company, as well as Sony Pictures TV, where Union and I’ll Have Another are under a deal. Written, directed and executive produced by Cooper…

Will Smith thinks a fan-made YouTube reinterpretation of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is “brilliant.” The nearly four-minute clip titled Bel-Air was created by cinematographer Morgan Cooper and recreates the beloved Smith-starring sitcom as an indie drama. The Bad Boys for Life actor watched the viral video and posted…