The Final Chapter Begins

Bel-Air—Peacock’s dramatic reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—is gearing up for its fourth and final season, arriving on November 24, 2025.

With NBC reporting the curtain about to close, the show is promising to tie up lingering plotlines while delivering the high-stakes drama fans expect.

Storylines to Watch

The official Peacock synopsis teases multiple threads that will carry the weight of this concluding season:

• Will (Jabari Banks) navigating the chaos and expectations of his senior year.

• Carlton (Olly Sholotan) confronting consequences from past choices, possibly threatening his future.

• Tensions rising between Philip (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola) as loyalties get tested by an “unexpected power shift.”

• Vivian (Cassandra Freeman) wrestling with reinvention and motherhood.

• Ashley (Akira Akbar) entering high school amid a rebellious phase, and Hilary (Coco Jones) exploring her identity.

Season 3 left several dramatic threads unresolved—Vivian’s pregnancy, questions around Will’s safety, and moral conflicts across the Banks household. Season 4 will need to bring resolution

Tyra Banks Returns to the Bel-Air Universe

Perhaps the most buzzworthy news: Tyra Banks is joining Bel-Air in a guest role for its final season.

A Full-Circle Moment

This casting is especially meaningful for longtime fans—Banks originally burst onto screens in the Fresh Prince era, where she played Jackie Ames, one of Will’s ex-girlfriends from Philadelphia.
Now, 32+ years later, she returns to the Bel-Air universe—but in a new capacity.

Who Does She Play?

In Bel-Air Season 4, Banks will portray a former college classmate of Vivian’s—someone with a big personality, whose reappearance is expected to force Vivian to reckon with her past.
Though it’s a guest spot, the casting is layered with meta-resonance—a bridge between the original and the reimagined worlds.

Context in the Legacy

Banks becomes the fifth original Fresh Prince alum to appear in Bel-Air, joining Daphne Maxwell Reid, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Joseph Marcell, and Tatyana Ali—each reintroduced in new roles.

Production Notes & Context

• Bel-Air was first renewed for Season 4 (its final season) in December 2024.

• The fourth season will consist of eight episodes.

• Showrunner Carla Banks Waddles will return to shepherd the finale, with Morgan Cooper directing the final two episodes.

• In fan circles, it has been reported that the final table read is in progress, signaling a wrap to Bel-Air’s narrative journey.

Why This Matters

Tyra Banks’s return isn’t just a cameo—it’s a symbolic bow on the franchise’s evolution. She connects the original Fresh Prince era to this new, dramatic telling. For fans and critics alike, her role could shine light on the ways Bel-Air honors its roots (nostalgia, legacy) while pushing its own identity (deeper themes of identity, conflict, and growth).

As the finale season looms, fans will be watching not only how beloved characters conclude their arcs—but how Bel-Air balances homage and reinvention. Banks’s presence adds another layer to that balancing act.