Will Smith's hip-hop origin story inspires new scripted TV show

Will Smith is putting the chaos of his recent past in the rearview mirror, while mining his rise to fame for a new scripted TV series. Deadline reports that Smith’s early years and emergence in mainstream hip-hop alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff (whose real name is Jeff Townes) will form the basis of a new show titled 215 , an apparent nod to their Philly roots and area code. Smith’s Westbrook Studios, co-founded by the actor…