On Sept. 24, 1987, after the Season Four premiere of "The Cosby Show" aired on NBC, viewers entered the world of Hillman College, as Clair and Cliff Huxtable's daughter Denise started a new semester.

Hillman College will enroll a new class of students with Netflix’s pickup of a sequel series to A Different World. The streamer has given a series order to the comedy, which has been in the works for ...

The world has changed a lot since the late ‘80s, but actress Dawnn Lewis and her former A Different World castmates are prepared to keep up with the times — and the show’s new sequel series. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Unlike many sitcoms of the era, A Different World blended humor with ...

Hillman College is about to welcome a new freshman class. The beloved ’90s sitcom A Different World is making a comeback on Netflix with a sequel series that picks up decades after the original show ...

The Different World sequel project is getting a different deal at Netflix: one of the streamer’s only pilot orders. Netflix has given the green light to a pilot episode for the project, with a plan to ...

Hillman College is back with new Black stories in 'A Different World' continuation series. On Nov. 10, Netflix announced that it has officially ordered a sequel series to the iconic ’90s sitcom A ...

Netflix has announced A Different World is returning, with Debbie Allen and Felicia Pride leading a new generation of Hillman students. Netflix is taking viewers back to Hillman College with the ...

Maleah Joi Moon, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Hall and Alijah Kai Courtesy/Ben Cope/Joshua Shelton / Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s A Different World spinoff pilot has cast 6 in leading ...

Netflix is eyeing a return to A Different World, but it's using a process not commonly seen at the platform to get there. A sequel series to the original Cosby Show, the spin-off that ran at NBC from ...

Netflix is inviting a whole new generation to Hillman College, as the streamer officially orders the A Different World continuation to series. The single-camera comedy will have 10 half-hour episodes.