Bel-Air Reboot Casts Will's Mother Vy, Best Friend Tray and Lisa's Father

Peacock’s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot has added seven recurring cast members to its ensemble, three of whom will fill pivotal roles from the original NBC run.

April Parker Jones (Supergirl) has been cast as Will’s mother Viola “Vy” Smith, our sister Deadline reports. She succeeds Vernee Watson, who appeared throughout all six seasons of the 1990-96 sitcom. This time around, “Vy makes the tough decision to send Will to live with her sister, even though they haven’t spoken in years,” according to the official character breakdown.

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Additionally, SteVonté Hart (Little Fires Everywhere) will play Tray Melbert, Will’s childhood best friend and basketball teammate who “risks falling victim to the streets of West Philly.” He replaces Don Cheadle, who guest-starred as Tray in the memorable Season 1 episode “Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy.”

Lastly, Joe Holt (The Walking Dead: World Beyond) will inhabit the role of Lisa’s father Fred Wilkes, originally played by John Amos during Fresh Prince Season 5. In the dramatic reboot, Fred is now the local police chief who has “run in the same circles as the Banks family for years.”

Bel-Air has also cast Scottie Thompson (NCIS) as Lisa’s step-mother Angela, an interior designer who recently married Fred; Karrueche Tran (Claws) as Ivy, a top-tier social media influencer who helps Hilary; Duane Martin (All of Us) as Steven Lewis, Uncle Phil’s campaign manager in the race for superior court judge Los Angeles District Attorney; and Charlie Hall (Single Drunk Female) as Tyler Laramy, a member of the Bel-Air Academy basketball team.

As previously reported, Bel-Air premieres Feb. 13 (aka Super Bowl Sunday; watch trailer) and stars Jabari Banks as Will, Adrian Holmes as Uncle Phil, Cassandra Freeman as Aunt Viv, Olly Sholotan as Carlton, Coco Jones as Hilary, Akira Akbar as Ashley, Jimmy Akingbola as Geoffrey, Jordan L. Jones as Jazz and Simone Joy Jones as Lisa. Click here for a closer look at the ensemble, then hit the comments with your reactions to this latest round of castings.

Launch Gallery: Dramatic <i>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i> Reboot Unveils Full Cast — See Who's Playing Uncle Phil, Aunt Viv, Cousin Carlton

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