Class might be again in session at Hillman Faculty within the fall.
Netflix introduced Wednesday that A Different World, a sequel to the 1987-93 NBC sitcom centered on college students at an HBCU, will premiere within the fall. A number of members of the unique forged will reprise their roles alongside a brand new group of actors taking part in Hillman college students, and the present’s inventive group additionally contains alumni of the unique.
Together with the premiere announcement for A Totally different World, Netflix introduced a number of new collection orders at is upfront: The Retrievals from Maid and Sirens creator Molly Smith Metzler; Barbaric, primarily based on the comedian e-book by Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden; Myron Bolitar, from David E. Kelley and writer Harlan Coben; and teenage drama Calabasas, from Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen and the L.A. exurb’s most well-known resident, Kim Kardashian.
A Totally different World facilities on Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest youngster of Whitley (Jasmine Man) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) who’s starting her first yr at Hillman, her dad and mom’ alma mater. “She finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy, while having the time of her life, alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest,” the present’s logline reads.
Alijah Kai, Cornell Younger IV, Jordan Aaron Corridor, Kennedi Reece and Chibuikem Uche additionally star, together with unique collection alums Man, Hardison, Darryl M. Bell and Cree Summer season. The brand new forged additionally contains Vincent Jamal Hooper, Elijah J. Roberts, Renee Harrison, Famecia Ward, Dasan Frazier, Tichina Arnold, Joshua Suiter, Raven Goodwin, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Norman Nixon Jr. Additionally reprising their prior roles are Karen Malina White, Ajai Sanders, Dawnn Lewis, Glynn Turman, Charnele Brown, Jenifer Lewis and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Netflix picked up the series in 2025 and wrapped filming on the 10-episode season in April. Felicia Satisfaction (Bel-Air, Gray’s Anatomy) serves as showrunner and govt produces with A Totally different World alums Debbie Allen (who directed a lot of the unique collection and helmed three episodes of the brand new season), Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Tom Werner. Mandy Summers additionally exec produces.
