A Different World is a staple in black culture. In an era of remakes and reboots, many wanted a continuation of the series and Netflix has granted our wish. Variety reports that Netflix has ordered a sequel pilot to the beloved series. This means that the story should continue with the same characters while adding some new ones to give it a fresh 2025-2026 update. Think of Netflix’s Fuller House but hopefully a million times better (no shade).
Fans will recall the original A Different World was a spin-off of The Cosby Show and followed Cosby daughter Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) through her freshman year of college at Historical Black University (HBCU) Hillman College. Through her character, audiences were introduced to the supercouple Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy). The series also starred Cree Summer (animated voice legend and icon), Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Glynn Turman, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Marisa Tomei, Sinbad and Jada Pinkett Smith. The series also had a series of famous guest appearances like Tupac, Diahann Carroll, Loretta Devine, Patti LaBelle, Joe Morton and Whoopi Goldberg to name a few.
The storylines touched on racism and classism as well with social topics and personal relationships. Romantic relationships like the famous scene where Dwayne stops Whitley’s wedding which is now iconic and shared weekly it seems on social media. In the later seasons there was an episode that highlighted a young woman that was being beaten by her boyfriend. It was not all drama of course, there were plenty of laughs like the beef between Patti LaBelle (Dwayne’s mother) and Diahann Carroll (Whitley’s mother).
As far as this sequel series is concerned, no cast announcements have been made but the series will follow Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter as she enrolls in Hillman College. Former executive producer Debbie Allen will be back so fans can rest assured this new series will be handled with care.
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