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Winners Announced for the 4th Annual AAFCA TV Awards
The winners have been announced for the 4th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. The premier body of Black film critics in the world was founded in 2003, focusing on entertainment highlighting the Black experience in the United States and throughout the rest of the African Diaspora. The ceremony took place on Saturday, August […] More
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Interview: Actor Jabari Banks Talks About His Fresh Take On ‘Bel-Air’
Jabari Banks is one of the most exciting discoveries of this season in television. The actor, who made his acting debut as Will Smith in Peacock’s Bel-Air, put skeptics in their place when the pilot for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot debuted. As Will, Banks has a limitless sense of charisma, and even at […] More
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Interview: Jabari Banks And Coco Jones Discuss The Authenticity of ‘Bel-Air’
All eyes were on Bel-Air when Peacock teased the dramatic reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air this past December. The new series was introduced as a gritty recalibration of the 90s sitcom, a tall order considering its predecessor has been cemented in pop culture for decades. Much like the original, Bel-Air sees Will Smith […] More
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Interview: ‘Bel-Air’ Star Jabari Banks Speaks to the Importance of Taking on the Iconic Will Smith Character
Filling the shoes of Will Smith is no easy task. Even so, newcomer Jabari Banks was eager to take on challenge for Bel-Air, a dramatic reimagining of the hit 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the new Peacock series, Banks play Will (previously played by Will Smith,) a good-hearted and talented teenager haunted […] More
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Interview: The Cast of ‘Bel-Air’ on Experiencing the Original ‘Fresh Prince’ and Being Part of a New Take
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is getting a fresh new dramatic spin in the form of Peacock’s Bel-Air. Based on a viral trailer by Morgan Cooper, this show brings West Philly’s Will Smith into the twenty-first century, where his family’s mansion is even bigger and his […] More
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Interview: The Creative Team Behind ‘Bel-Air’ on Adapting the Sitcom into a Compelling Drama
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is getting a fresh new dramatic spin in the form of Peacock’s Bel-Air. Based on a viral trailer by Morgan Cooper, this show brings West Philly’s Will Smith into the twenty-first century, where his family’s mansion is even bigger and his […] More
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First Trailer for ‘Bel-Air’ Sees a Dramatic Adaptation of the Popular Sitcom
The first three episodes of the series will be premiering on Peacock exclusively on February 13. More
