Bel-Air Showrunner Teases What Comes Next: Spin-off and Event Special on the Table

Bel-Air might be over, but the door is not exactly locked. Showrunner Carla Banks-Waddles is teasing just enough to keep fans buzzing about spinoffs or a one-off special, without actually promising anything. Classic TV exec move, but she plays it well.

So... is more Bel-Air actually happening?

Short answer: not right now. In a chat with Deadline, Banks-Waddles said there are no formal plans in the works for a follow-up to the recently concluded Season 4. But when Deadline's Rosy Cordero asked if she would revisit the show as a special or via spinoffs, the showrunner did not shut it down.

'Anything is possible.'

That is the line she hung her hat on. She added that the industry moves fast and things can change quickly, which is a polite way of saying: there is nothing to announce, but never say never.

The finale was built to keep options open

Banks-Waddles explained that every character ended Season 4 in a place that could launch a new chapter. Even if we are not following them on-screen anymore, she wanted viewers to feel like those characters are going to be okay. In a separate conversation with ScreenRant, she doubled down on that hopefulness, saying she wants audiences to feel closure and possibility at the same time, and she is excited about where these characters would go next, if we ever see them again.

• Deadline: Asked point-blank by Rosy Cordero about a special or spinoffs, Banks-Waddles said 'Anything is possible,' but confirmed there are no formal plans right now.
• She also noted the obvious: this business shifts fast, so things could change.
• ScreenRant: She emphasized that the Season 4 endings were designed as new beginnings, and she is optimistic about the characters' futures.
• For context: Banks-Waddles is Bel-Air's showrunner, a writer on Thats So Raven, and an executive producer on Good Girls.
• Bottom line: No spinoffs or specials are currently being developed, but the speculation is back on the table.

Translation: if Peacock wants more, the runway is there. Until then, all we have is a carefully worded maybe.