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Netflix‘s A Different World sequel series has been group for a autumn premiere. No further specifics were revealed during nan steamer’s Upfronts position connected Wednesday.
Fall is nan cleanable time, considering that’s erstwhile schoolhouse is backmost successful session.
From showrunner and executive shaper Felicia Pride, nan 10-episode single-cam series A Different World follows Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), Dwayne Wayne (Dwayne Wayne), and Whitley Gilbert’s (Jasmine Guy) free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, arsenic she enters her freshman twelvemonth astatine Hillman College. There, she finds nan protector of her parents difficult to flight arsenic she sets retired to build her ain legacy, while having nan clip of her life, alongside a full caller procreation of Hillman’s champion and brightest.
In summation to Wayne and Guy, nan show will besides count connected reappearances from original formed members, including Darryl M. Bell arsenic Ron Johnson, Cree Summer arsenic Freddie Brooks, Charnele Brown arsenic Dr. Kimberly Reese Boyer, Jenifer Lewis arsenic Professor Davenport, Jada Pinkett Smith arsenic Lena James, Dawnn Lewis arsenic Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor, Glynn Turman arsenic Col. Bradford Taylor, Karen Malina White as Charmaine Brown and Ajai Sanders as Gina Deveaux.
The caller original formed besides includes nan adjacent procreation of nan fictional HBCU’s finest: Alijah Kai Haggins arsenic Rashida; Cornell Young arsenic Shaquille, Kennedi Reece arsenic Hazel, Jordan Aaron Hall arsenic Amir, and Chibuikem Uche arsenic Kojo.
Additional formed includes Vincent Jamal Hooper arsenic Ellington, Elijah J. Roberts arsenic Jalen, Renee Harrison arsenic Candace, Famecia Ward as Nellie Gaines, Dasan Frazier as Xavier, Tichina Arnold as Darlene Duvall, Joshua Suiter as Andre, Raven Goodwin arsenic Dr. Brooklyn Boyer, Cliff “Method Man” Smith as Coach Coles, and Norman Nixon Jr. arsenic Professor Baptiste.
Debbie Allen, who directed 83 episodes of nan original series, will nonstop 3 episodes, including nan first episode. Writers from nan original series, Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood, return arsenic executive producers alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.
