In December 2025, Netflix announced that four legacy cast members were joining the new show: Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert, ...

The new series will follow Deborah Wayne, the youngest daughter of Hillman alumni Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne.

Netflix is officially bringing A Different World back to television with a brand new sequel series that expands the legacy of the beloved 90s classic. As reported by Deadline, the streamer has given a ...

Some favorites from A Different World are coming back for the spinoff. Deadline reports that four stars from the original sitcom will be reprising their roles for Netflix’s upcoming series in ...

Netflix is taking streamers back to Hillman College! The streamer has officially given the greenlight to the sequel series of A Different World, the iconic '90s sitcom that began as a Cosby Show ...

*Netflix is moving forward with a pilot for “A Different World,” a follow-up to the 1987 sitcom, focusing on the college experiences of Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter at an HBCU. According to Deadline, ...

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 ...

Marisa is a Senior News Author for Collider. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 after majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Folk Studies. She grew up in Kentucky and ...

(NEXSTAR) – A sequel series based on “A Different World,” an NBC sitcom that ended over three decades ago, is in the works at Netflix. The original series, which first aired in 1987, was a spinoff of ...

Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer and Darryl M. Bell are returning — in a different time and in A Different ...

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 ...