Fans know "A Different World" isn't just a TV show-it's a cultural staple that shaped how HBCUs were represented on screen. It celebrated Black excellence, college life, and community in a way ...

“It is tangibly different from any other college town,” said Andrea Monson of the Downtown Northampton Association.

The pilot is eying a June shoot in Atlanta, sources said. A Different World followed Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and her new classmates at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college.

The original “A Different World,” which recently began streaming on Netflix, aired from 1987 to 1993, the first scripted series in TV history to be based at a historically Black college.

'A Different World' will be introduced to a new generation as Netflix greenlights a pilot order, the second in the streaming giant’s history.

While the original series centered around Hillman, it’s unclear whether the sequel will remain set there or feature a different HBCU.

Class may soon be in session again at Hillman College. Netflix has ordered a pilot of a sequel to the beloved 80s and 90s sitcom “A Different World,” in a rare move by the streamer, reported ...

A Different World initially began as a spinoff of The Cosby Show, following Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) as she navigated life at Hillman College.

It followed the character Denise Huxtable, played by Lisa Bonet, as she attended Hillman College, a fictional HBCU.

Netflix will shoot a pilot for A Different World, a sequel to the 1987 sitcom, which will chronicle Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter’s time at an HBCU.

Starring Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy and Kareem Hardison, 'A Different World' aired on NBC from 1987 to 1993 and was a groundbreaking, beloved sitcom set at the fictional HBCU Hillman College. Here ...