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Warning: major spoilers for Bel-Air season 3 below.
Is Bel-Air season 4 on the way? After a season 3 finale that delivered multiple shocking cliffhangers, fans are eager to hear word from Peacock on whether Bel-Air will return for season 4. Below, find out everything we know so far about a potential Bel-Air season 4.
ICYMI: Bel-Air is a reimagining of the beloved ‘90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which starred Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself. While Fresh Prince was a half-hour family sitcom, Bel-Air is an hour-long drama.
The dramatic concept of the series is a result of filmmaker and Fresh Prince fan Morgan Cooper’s question of what the seminal sitcom would look like if it were made today. In 2019, Cooper created his answer: a four-minute short film titled Bel-Air that depicted all the characters we know and love in dramatic setting with darker conflict. After the short film-slash-trailer went viral, it caught the eye of Will Smith — and the rest is pretty much history.
“Working with partners that have been so supportive of that vision while bringing their own sensibilities and talent to the project, we were able to create something that we were ultimately all really proud of," Cooper said to Teen Vogue back in 2022 of the show's creative journey. "This show came from a place of passion and wanting to make something meaningful to the culture. It's been quite a journey, but I wouldn't change anything about it.”
The third season of Bel-Air concluded in August 2024, and left audiences screaming at their screens — this cannot be where Will and the Banks family's stories end… can it? Below, we've compiled a guide of everything you need to know about Bel-Air season 4, including new and returning cast, a potential release date, any photos or trailers, and of course, plot details.
→ New and returning cast
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→ Renewal and release date
→ Trailer and first-look photos
→ What happened in season 3?
Did Bel-Air get renewed for season 4?
As of right now, Bel-Air has not yet been renewed for a fourth season. Bel-Air has been on a tight production schedule since its debut, even with the setback of the Hollywood strikes; we've gotten new season of the show every year since 2022, so it's possible that the renewal news is imminent. If Bel-Air season 4 is in fact greenlit, it will likely arrive in the summer or fall of 2025.
Who will be in the cast of Bel-Air season 4?
The entire main cast you know and love is expected to return for Bel-Air season 4 if renewed: Jabari Banks (who plays Will), Olly Sholotan (Carlton Banks), Coco Jones (Hilary Banks), Akira Akbar (Ashley Banks), Adrian Holmes (Phillip Banks), Cassandra Freeman (Vivian Banks), Jordan L. Jones (Jazz), Jimmy Akingbola (Geoffrey), and Simone Joy (Lisa Wilkes). Recurring cast members also expected to return are Karrueche Tran as Hilary's close friend Ivy, Nicholas Duvernay as Drew, Marlon Wayans as Will's estranged father Lou, April Parker Jones as Will's mother Vy, Jovian Wade as Geoffrey's son Frederick, and Jazlyn Martin as Will's ex-love interest and Doc's niece Jackie. And Justin Cornwell as Hilary's NFL star ex-boyfriend Lamarcus… if he pulls through.
New additions to the season 3 cast who might also play a larger part in a potential season 4 are Dulé Hill as Omar Campbell, Alycia Pascual-Peña (previously seen in Moxie, the Saved by the Bell reboot series, and Neon) as Carlton's love interest Amira, rapper Vic Mensa (The Chi) as business mogul Quentin, Joseph Marcell as Roman, Michael Hackett as Ashley's new love interest Eli, Akilah A. Walker as Jazz's new love interest and activist/politician Yolanda Porter, and Lenora Crichlow as Geoffrey's ex-wife Penelope.
What happened in the Bel-Air season 3 finale?
The real question is: what didn't happen in Bel-Air season 3 finale? The finale episode doesn't give viewers a chance to catch their breaths, dropping bombshell after bombshell in quick succession.
Just after Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv took major steps toward restoring trust in their relationship and refocusing on their marriage, the finale revealed a major twist — Viv is pregnant. Hilary and Lamarcus almost didn't get married due to a missing engagement ring and Jazz's unwanted presence in Martha's Vineyard, but they jumped the broom and made it to their Caribbean honeymoon… where Lamarcus ends up unresponsive, sending Hilary into a panic. Before we can process this twist, Will ends up seemingly kidnapped by Geoffrey's enemies, the same opps Geoffrey fled Bel-Air to escape from in hopes of protecting both his family and the Banks family.
“We don’t know what happened, but it seems to be connected to Geoffrey,” showrunner Carla Banks Waddles teased to TV Line after the finale. “The last thing Geoffrey wants, which he says in that [final] voiceover, is to put the family in any sort of jeopardy because of him.” With so many questions and zero answers, we can only hope that Bel-Air season 4 is confirmed so we can put our worries about the fate of so many characters to rest.
What will Bel-Air season 4 be about?
In an interview with Teen Vogue, Banks Waddles described the upcoming season as “emotional, pearl-clutching, and wild.” Series star Jabari Banks chose the three adjectives: “elusive, dangerous, and sexy.” And boy, were they right.
Bel-Air season 4 will likely kick off by answering so many of the questions they left us with. How will Vivian tell Phil the news of her pregnancy? Will this new baby derail her career and the progress in their marriage? Is Lamarcus dead? Where is Will? Is he safe? Will Geoffrey return to Bel-Air to avenge him, or will he lay low in London to avoid any further danger? But before we get answers, we'll need a season 4 renewal.
“It’s totally up in the air,” Waddles told TV Line of the show's fate. “In this business, you don’t know until you know — and even then sometimes you don’t know. I feel good and proud of the season that we all created, and I think the response from fans has been so good, so I’m just hoping that that pays off in season 4 being picked up. It’s still anybody’s guess.”
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Is there a trailer or first-look photos for Bel-Air season 4?
Bel-Air has not officially renewed by Peacock for a fourth season, so there are sadly no photos or trailers available yet. But relive past seasons by checking out the trailers for seasons 1, 2, and 3. Isn't it wild how far these characters have come, especially in this latest season?
“Carlton [introduces] a theme of this season: 'You can't heal what you don't reveal,' which is something he's learning to go through on his own in rehab, in his addiction journey, and [in] his return that I think everybody [will feel the impact of],” showrunner Carla Banks Waddles told Teen Vogue exclusively ahead of season 3. “Will [also] may be wanting to avoid some tough conversations and hard things with his dad, but it's still very much there. Pushing him to heal and go through the fire and have those tough conversations with Lou this season is to see the evolution of what they could become.”
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