Netflix is formally reviving A Completely different World. A spin-off of The Cobsy Present, the collection premiered in 1987 and initially adopted Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and different college students at a fictional traditionally black school in Virginia, Hillman School. Nevertheless, following Bonet’s exit after the primary season, the collection shifted focus to Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Man) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison).
A Completely different World ended up operating for six seasons on NBC till 1993. In August 2024, it was first reported {that a} follow-up to A Completely different World was within the works at Netflix, with the streamer issuing a pilot order for the present in March 2025.
Now, in response to Selection, Netflix has formally greenlit the sequel collection to A Completely different World. Like the unique collection, the brand new present will likely be set at Hillman School. Maleah Joi Moon, who received a Tony Award for Alicia Keys’ musical Hell’s Kitchen, will lead the collection as Deborah Wayne, the daughter of unique characters Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne.
In keeping with the official logline, the present “follows Deborah as she enters her freshman yr at her mother and father’ HBCU alma mater and finds the shadow of her mother and father tough to flee. She units out to construct her personal legacy – whereas having the time of her life – alongside a complete new technology of Hillman’s greatest and brightest.”
The solid additionally consists of Alijah Kai (All people Hates Chris) as Rashida, Chibuikem Uche (One Of Us Is Mendacity) as Kojo, Cornell Younger IV (Doing Life) as Shaquille, Jordan Aaron Corridor (The Concept of You) as Amir, and newcomer Kennedi Reece as Hazel.
Felicia Delight (Bel-Air, Gray’s Anatomy) will function author, government producer, and showrunner on the collection, whereas Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood, who had been writers on the unique collection and have been married since 1998, may also function government producers. They shared the next statements:
Felicia Delight: It’s such an honor to be part of bringing again this iconic present, one which I grew up on and which had a profound affect on my life. I’m so happy with the work we’re doing to reimagine A Completely different World for beloved followers and new generations alike.
Bythewoods: A Completely different World modified all the things for us. It was the place we bought our begin as writers and the place we discovered one another. This present has at all times been part of our love story. To return to Hillman now and assist reimagine this world for a brand new technology seems like a continuation of that legacy – one rooted in love, function, and risk.
Debbie Allen, who produced and directed a lot of the unique collection’ 144 episodes, and Tom Werner, an unique producer, will return as government producers. Allen can also be slated to direct three episodes, together with the premiere.
Although Invoice Cosby is credited as the only real creator of A Completely different World, he will not be concerned in Netflix’s sequel collection, which was reportedly stalled by his authorized points. Cosby was discovered responsible of sexual assault in 2018 however solely served three years in jail earlier than the Pennsylvania Supreme Court docket overturned his conviction in 2021.
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1987 – 1993-00-00
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Henry Chan, Glynn Turman, Kadeem Hardison, David Blackwell, Kim Friedman, Michael Peters, Peter Werner, Christopher Hibler, Jasmine Man, Jay Sandrich, John Whitesell, Matthew Diamond
- Writers
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Yvette Lee Bowser, Thad Mumford, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Judi Ann Mason, Adriana Trigiani, Scott S. Gorden, Jeffrey Duteil, Orlando Jones, Invoice Cosby, Matt Williams, Steven Peterman, Karen Kennedy, Joe Gannon, Gary Dontzig, Carmen Finestra, Susan Fales-Hill
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Jasmine Man
Whitley Gilbert