The second trailer for Season 3 of Bel-Air was released only a week ago, and the official season will be released on Thursday, August 15, 2024 and will be streaming exclusively on @Peacock. Right at the mid-season mark of its second chapter, Peacock came through with major surprise news that Bel-Air season 3 is officially on the way. Now, we've got a full first look at the upcoming season as well as a release date — it's summertime in Bel-Air. 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 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 sophomore season of Bel-Air concluded in late April 2023, and ended with some pretty juicy cliffhangers — so it's definitely great news for fans that Will and the Banks family's stories won't end there. Below, we've compiled a guide of everything you need to know about Bel-Air season 3, including new and returning cast, release date, the new trailer, and plot details. The trailer for Bel-Air season 3 finally arrived on July 19, along with a slew of new photos from the upcoming season. The new new trailer is jam-packed with action, romance, and of course, drama. There's a few huge bombshells, like the return of Will's dad Lou (played by Marlon Wayans), the comeback of Fresh Prince icon Joseph Marcell (who played the original Geoffrey in the ‘90s series), the reveal of Carlton's new, complicated romantic interest, and the seeming deterioration of both Hilary and Jazz’s relationship and Viv and Phil's marriage. Will they all make it through? “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 tells Teen Vogue exclusively. “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.” We already finished both Season 1 and Season 2. But Season 3 finna be way better. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 - @zahirabdulshaheed