Summary
A Different Worldis finally getting a sequel series after legal issues delayed development. A spin-off ofThe Cosby Show, the series aired for six seasons on NBC from 1987 to 1993, originally followingDenise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet)at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. Bonet left the show after the first season, so the focus shifted to Southern belle Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) and math genius Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison), who both appeared in all 144 episodes of the series.
Now, three decades after going off the air, the sitcom is finally receiving a sequel series. According toTVLine,a follow-up toA Different Worldis reportedly in the works at Netflix. Previously, development was reportedly stalled by Cosby’s legal issues, who is credited as the sole creator ofA Different Worldbut will not be involved in the sequel series.
What To Expect From The Different World Sequel Series
Story, Cast & Creative Team
InA Different World, Dwayne and Whitley ended up getting married, and in the second-to-last episode of the original series, they found out they were expecting their first child. According toDeadline,the sequel series will follow Dwayne and Whitley’s youngest daughter as she attendsHillman College. However, it’s unknown who will be playing her, or if Guy and Hardison will return for cameos.
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Hillman is the historically black college that Denise’s father, mother, and paternal grandfather graduated from, so it makes sense for the sequel series to focus on yet another generation of students, even though they share no relation to the Huxtable family. Although it was a spin-off fromThe Cosby Show,A Different Worldoften tackled issues its predecessor typically avoided, such as race and class relations, sexual assault, and the Equal Rights Amendment. The sequel series includes several members of the show’s original creative team, so it should continue addressing important issues.
The sequel series is being developed by Felicia Pride (Grey’s Anatomy,Queen Sugar), with several members of the show’s original creative team involved, such as writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood and director Debbie Allen. The sequel series was reportedly stalled by the legal issues surrounding Cosby, who was found guilty of sexual assault in 2018 but only served three years in prison before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2021. However, the legal issues in regard toA Different Worldhave seemingly been solved, and the follow-up is finally moving forward.
