We chat with BelAir EP Carla Banks-Waddles (cmwaddles) about Carlton's mental health, Will's new basketball mentor, and Tatyana Ali's role in season 2 of the peacock series:
Bel-Air reimagines the beloved 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a coming-of-age drama. Street smart teen Will Smith is sent to live with his relatives in Bel-Air by his mother after getting into serious trouble at home in West Philadelphia. When he arrived in the wealthy LA suburb, Will tried to adjust to his new environment, community, and family as he found his place.
Screen Rant spoke with executive producer Carla Banks-Waddles about the second season of Bel-Air. Banks-Waddles discussed Tatyana Ali, the original Ashley Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, making an appearance in season 2 as an important figure to the Banks family. Banks-Waddles also broke down Will exploring LA outside Bel-Air and his new basketball mentor, Doc.
Will finds new focus with basketball and his future. And he kind of meets a new mentor this season, Doc, who makes Uncle Phil a little nervous. Can you talk about Will's mentorship with Doc this season? Olly does a tremendous job as Carlton this season. And I'm really happy that we dive into his anxiety a little bit. Can you talk to me about why that's important to show him having anxiety this season?
Carla Banks-Waddles: We were talking about that storyline in the writers room and knowing that there was this teacher that was important to Ashley. And so when it came up that Tatyana Ali from the original series could play that character, it just felt perfect, knowing that there is history with this teacher with the entire Banks family. That Hillary would have had her as a teacher, Carlton had her as a teacher and now Ashley.
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