Netflix announced today when Hillman College will be back in session, and A Different World’s first day is the exact same one it had 29 years ago on NBC. As in, both have the same premiere date, September 24th.
When Deborah, Dwayne Wayne, and Whitley Gilbert’s free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, enters her freshman year at Hillman College, 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.
Who is returning for the sequel series?
Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne
Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson
Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks
Ajai Sanders as Gina Deveaux
Karen Malina White as Charmaine Brown
Charnele Brown as Dr. Kimberly Reese Boyer
Jenifer Lewis as Professor Davenport
Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
Glynn Turman as Colonel Bradford Taylor
Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James
How excited are you for A Different World’s return?
