Netflix Sets September 2026 Premiere Date for 'A Different World' Sequel Series
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· 4 sourcesNetflix has set the premiere date for its sequel series to *A Different World* for September 24, 2026, exactly 39 years after the original debuted, Deadline reported. The 10-episode single-camera comedy stars Maleah Joi Moon as Deborah Wayne, the daughter of original characters Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne, according to Variety. TVLine noted that seven original cast members will return to the fictional HBCU Hillman College. Bleeding Cool confirmed that filming has wrapped and that Debbie Allen and Felicia Pride are leading the project.
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Summary
Netflix has set the premiere date for the sequel series of A Different World, a spinoff of The Cosby Show, for September 24, 2026 — exactly 39 years after the original premiered in 1987. The single-camera comedy will consist of 10 half-hour episodes. The series stars Maleah Joi Moon as Deborah Wayne, the daughter of original characters Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). The promotional key art and teaser feature Moon wearing flip-up glasses as a nod to her father's iconic look from the original series.
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· 3 pulledThirty-nine years to the day that the original A Different World premiered in 1987, its Netflix sequel series of the same name will also premiere in 2026: September 24.
The single-camera comedy will have 10 half-hour episodes.
The youngest Wayne is wearing a pair of flip-up glasses, just like her daddy made famous in the original series.
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