Back-to-school season is upon us, which means an incoming freshman class will soon be entering the hallowed halls of Hillman College. Plus, some familiar faces are also returning to the iconic fictional campus this fall, when the A Different World sequel series debuts on Sept. 24.
In the Season 1 trailer, which you can watch above, class is back in session at the same HBCU that served as the setting of the classic ’90s sitcom. This time around, Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon), daughter of alums Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy), is the one in for an education — and not just inside the classroom.

It’s not just students who make their mark on Season 1. The new trailer also features members of the OG cast, including Hardison, Guy, Allen, and Bell, as well as Cree Summer, Jenifer Lewis, and Jada Pinkett Smith, who are reprising their roles in the reboot. According to Allen, they serve up sentimentality and answer the questions that fans of the original show really want to know. “It’s not just nostalgia. It’s like, ‘Where are they now?’” she explains. The trailer also teases cameos from more big names like Summer Walker and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
Watch Deborah make a statement, meet the people who become her people, and redefine what it means to be a Hillman legacy in A Different World, streaming Sept. 24, only on Netflix.













