The TV comedy series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” ran from 1990-1996 on NBC, whereas the TV drama series “Bel-Air” premiered early this year in 2022 on Peacock TV and currently runs on that channel. Will Smith, the original star of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, is the executive producer of not only that show, but also “Bel-Air”. While the former is very much a half-hour comedy, the latter is an hour long dramatic reboot that features a darker tale of the life of Will Smith, played by newcomer Jabari Banks.
Diversity of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
Here is what the leadership diversity and gender of the NBC TV comedy series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” looks like:
According to Balance’s data analysis, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is divided as such: White in leadership roles at 65.5% and People of Color at 34.5%. In addition, according to the gender data, there is 63.6% in Male and 36.4% in Female.
Diversity of “Bel-Air”
Here is what the leadership diversity and gender of the Peacock TV drama series “Bel-Air” looks like:
According to Balance’s data analysis, “Bel-Air” is divided as such: People of Color in leadership roles at 67.6% and White at 32.4%. Moreover, according to the gender data, there is 73.5% in Male and 26.5% in Female.
What does the data say?
According to the two datas, the leadership diversity for “Bel-Air” has more People in Color than “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. Thus, although “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” features an African-American family, the leadership cast and crew are predominantly White, just because the show originally ran in the 1990s. Additionally, “Bel-Air” features the leadership cast and crew being mostly People of Color, or, to be specific, Black. Needless to say, there’s more diversity these days in showbiz.
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