'A Different World' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix renewed the series after it drew 4.2 million views and 23 million hours watched in its first four days, according to internal data.
- On Friday, Netflix announced the renewal of its sequel series A Different World for a second season, just eight days after the show's September 24 debut.
- The series, which follows the next generation of students at the fictional HBCU Hillman College, earned 4.2 million views and reached the Global Top 10 list in its first four days.
- Developed by showrunner Felicia Pride, the reboot features executive producer Debbie Allen, with original stars Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison reprising their roles as Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne.
- Responding to the news, Pride stated, "We are beyond excited to return to Hillman," emphasizing the team's commitment to meaningful stories across generations.
- Season 2 will follow Deborah Wayne and her classmates at Hillman navigating uncertain futures and new friendships with a "New Year, New Me" attitude.
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'A Different World' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix
Netflix has renewed its freshman series A Different World for a second season. From creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer Felicia Pride, A Different World follows Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison), and Whitley Gilbert’s (Jasmine Guy) free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child during her freshman year at Hillman College alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s […]
‘A Different World’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix’s “A Different World” reboot has been renewed for a sophomore season. A revival of the 1987-1993 NBC sitcom of the same name, the comedy series follows a new generation of students at HBCU Hillman College, centering on on Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest child of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert. “A Different World’s” […]
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