Bel-Air

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Season 1
  • Network: Peacock
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 13, 2022
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 14 out of 20
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  1. redhawk
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    What a horrendous abomination. Why make this with the Fresh Prince IP (as opposed to an exciting and interesting new story). A disgrace to the memory of the 90s show. Terrible money grab and poorly done. Shame.
  2. Skeletor71
    Feb 14, 2022
    2
    This is just awful. Or should I say jawn, since they seem to use that word for everything. Really. Like The Smurphs use smurph. Anyway I gave up about halfway through the first jawn.
  3. TheNonsider
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    It's sad to see how much of a moneaygrab that show is it's boring and it doesn't have anything special on it.
    It has nothing to do with Fresh Prince!!!
  4. Liquidus
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    I just can't understand why this had to be made. Do they not have any fresh ideas ? Just an awful retelling.
  5. Slygunsnroses
    Feb 21, 2022
    2
    Les voy a decir la verdad desde un pricipio no me encanto la idea y despues dije porque no hay que darle una oportunidad es una mierda la vi por la nostalgia y espero que esto no arruiene la serie original
  6. UncleWillard
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Fresh Prince was not that good. Certainly not good enough for a remake. Now a dramatic retelling? Without Will Smith to helm? C'mon. Money grab.
  7. mulkster77
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Will Smith is a hypocrite. I will not have my children watching anything endorsed by this violent man. Bad father,bad producer. "That's how we do" said Jaden when his dad punched an innocent man. Will ruined his son's chance for a peaceful life, don't let him ruin yours.

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    May 25, 2022
    50
    About as fresh as the fourth season of a teen melodrama on The CW, albeit with rougher language. ... Still, it's early days, and whenever Banks pours on Will's charm, one can hope Bel-Air will rediscover some of the original series' sense of fun. [14 - 27 Feb 2022, p.7]
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Doreen St. Félix
    Mar 23, 2022
    40
    “Bel-Air” is correctly circling around the ugliness in Black politics, but it’s too fearful of being misunderstood, or misrepresented, by its viewers. ... The show understands drama as ominous scores, leaden dialogue, and unnecessary cliffhangers.
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  3. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Feb 15, 2022
    60
    The best thing about it is Jabari Banks, who brings his own charisma to the Will Smith role. He is required to turn in a "deeper" performance. Also good are the action scenes the basketball games and gang scenes but whether that will be enough for former fans to watch a whole, morally earnest series spinning off a 30-yearold sitcom we'll see.
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