A fan-favorite sitcom is making a comeback to Netflix, and the wait just got shorter. A Different World is officially returning with a sequel series, and a major production milestone has now been ...

Beloved sitcom returns with original cast members, new students, and real Atlanta locations shaping the updated Hillman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actress Dawnn Lewis says there's a good chance that A Different World fans will see her playing Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor again. "They ...

Statistics show that from 1986 to 1994, “A Different World” contributed to a 26% increase in HBCU admissions.

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.

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 ...

*A new chapter of “A Different World” is taking shape at Netflix, and Ashley Laverne Jackson is helping write it. The daughter of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has joined the revival as a staff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the late 1980s, television audiences were introduced to a groundbreaking sitcom that not only entertained, but also addressed ...

*Grab your Hillman College sweatshirts and practice your best Dwayne Wayne flip, because we’re officially heading back to the campus that raised an entire generation. The sequel, currently titled A ...

The actress and singer, who played Jaleesa on the NBC sitcom A Different World from 1987 to 1993, tells PEOPLE she's working with promising teenagers to help them get ahead Jeremy Helligar is Deputy ...

Allen and Guy were part of a Television Critics Association panel in 2007 when A Different World joined the Nick at Night lineup. They explained why the Whtiley spinoff never happened. Dwayne and ...