'Bel-Air' Spinoff 'Hilary' Starring Coco Jones in the Works at Peacock
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Peacock is developing a spinoff of the “Bel-Air” series titled “Hilary,” starring Coco Jones and created by writer-producer Tracy Oliver.
- “Hilary” will focus on Hilary Banks, who moves to New York to prove herself beyond her Bel-Air connections after accepting a job offer from celebrity chef Yvonne Durand.
- If produced, “Hilary” would mark Peacock’s first scripted original series to receive a spinoff.
- Coco Jones, who played Hilary Banks in “Bel-Air,” also has a background as a child actor and Grammy-winning singer, while Tracy Oliver is known for writing “Girls Trip” and other notable projects.
- The spinoff is executive produced by Jones, Oliver, Will Smith, and several others, including Westbrook Studios and the estates of Jeff Pollack and Quincy Jones.
