In December 2025, Netflix announced that four legacy cast members were joining the new show: Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert, Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne, Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson, and Cree ...

Glynn Turman, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell, and Cree Summer on 'A Different World' Hillman College's finest are heading back to the quad!

Netflix’s “A Different World” spinoff pilot has reportedly cast six leading roles, including Tichina Arnold’s daughter, Alijah Kai. We may be one step closer to seeing a continuation of the beloved ...

Netflix has announced A Different World is returning, with Debbie Allen and Felicia Pride leading a new generation of Hillman students. Netflix is taking viewers back to Hillman College with the ...

The upcoming single-camera comedy produced by showrunner Felicia Pride will feature 10 half-hour episodes and Debbie Allen will also serve ...

What better way to celebrate Throwback Thursday than with the cast of A Different World. On Wednesday, Debbie Allen’s Facebook timeline was set ablaze when she posted a photo with Oprah Winfrey, but ...

On Sept. 24, 1987, after the Season Four premiere of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC, viewers entered the world of Hillman College, as Clair and Cliff Huxtable's daughter Denise started a new semester.

Netflix's new take on "A Different World" is hosting a class reunion. Original stars Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer, and Darryl M. Bell will reprise their roles on the upcoming sequel ...

*Netflix has officially ordered a sequel to the groundbreaking ’90s sitcom “A Different World,” focusing on the next generation at Hillman College. Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon will lead the cast ...

The Different World sequel project is getting a different deal at Netflix: one of the streamer’s only pilot orders. Netflix has given the green light to a pilot episode for the project, with a plan to ...

Hillman College's finest are heading back to the quad! Four original cast members from A Different World, the iconic '90s sitcom that began as a Cosby Show spinoff series in 1987, will reportedly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Unlike many sitcoms of the era, A Different World blended humor with ...