Bel-Air follows Will (Jabari Banks) in contemporary America on his complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the mansions of Bel-Air. When these two worlds collide, Will must reckon with the power of a second chance as he overcomes the conflicts, emotions and prejudices of a world far unlike the one he's ever known.
Season two opens with Will at a crossroads as a new figure enters his life challenging what he learned in Bel-Air and vying for control of his influence. He juggles this as he tries to live his domestic life with the Banks family and rebuild the trust that was broken at the end of the previous season. We'll see how Will and Carlton's brotherhood begins to develop as they grow closer, but still challenge each other about their differences. We'll also see how Hilary develops as she becomes more of a boss in her influencer world and how that feeds into her relationship with Jazz, and we'll also see the relatable struggles surrounding Viv and Phil balancing marriage and family as they try to keep their forge their own career paths and reconnect with the things that matter to them.
In addition to Banks, the regular cast includes Adrian Holmes as Phillip Banks; Cassandra Freeman as Vivian Banks; Olly Sholotan as Carlton Banks; Coco Jones as Hilary Banks; Akira Akbar as Ashley Banks; Jimmy Akingbola as Geoffrey; Jordan L. Jones as Jazz and Simone Joy Jones as Lisa.
The actors cast for the second season are newcomer Al-Shabazz Jabateh (Prime Day Show), Nicholas Duvernay (The Winchesters), Diandra Lyle (Secrets of Sulfur Springs), Justin Cornwell (Training Day) and Reno Wilson (Good Girls).
Jabateh plays Hudson, Duvernay plays Drew, Wilson plays James Lewis, Lyle plays Erika Baker, and Cornwell plays Lamarcus Alton.
Jabateh can also be seen in the final season of FX's Snowfall. Duvernay, whose recent television roles include CW's The Winchesters, BET's Tyler Perry's Assisted Living and ABC's The Rookie, will soon be seen in the feature film Perfect Addiction. Lyle is a regular on Secrets of Sulfur Springs, which is entering its third season on the Disney Channel. She previously starred in American Woman and NCIS. Wilson is perhaps best known for his role as Agent Carl McMillan opposite Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell on CBS' Mike & Molly. His other series roles are Heist and Blind Justice. Cornwell recently appeared on The Umbrella Academy and also starred on NBC's The InBetween.
As previously announced, Tatyana Ali, who played Ashley in the original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, will appear in the second season as Ms. Hughes, a teacher at Bel-Air Academy who tutors Ashley (Akira Akbar). Also previously announced was a season two cameo from Grammy-nominated recording artist Saweetie, along with returning cast members Brooklyn McLinn (Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, Black-ish), Jazlyn Lopez Martin (This Is Us, All American: Homecoming) and Riele Downs (Henry Danger).
Bel-Air, based on Morgan Cooper's popular fan film revisiting Will Smith's 1990s comedy series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a drama, comes from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's Westbrook Studios and Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group. In its first season, it became the most-streamed Peacock original series.
Banks Waddles, who also serves as showrunner and writer, produces alongside Morgan Cooper, Anthony Sparks, Malcolm Spellman, Will Smith, Terence Carter, James Lassiter, Miguel Melendez, Benny Medina, Quincy Jones, Andy & Susan Borowitz, TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson.
The second season of Bel-Air premieres today with new episodes every Thursday.