The stars of the upcoming A Different World hit the red carpet at the series premiere on Monday (September 21)!
New stars Kennedi Reece, Maleah Joi Moon and Alijah Kai posed together, while Debbie Allen and Jasmine Guy from the original 1980s series snapped a cute photo on the carpet at the premiere event held at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.
Also stepping out included fellow newcomers Alijah Kai, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, Chibuikem Uche, Tichina Arnold, Raven Goodwin, Imani Guy Duckette, Uche Moxam, and Dasan Frazier, as well as returning OGs Darryl M. Bell and Cree Summer.
What is A Different World (2026) about?
A Different World returns to Hillman College with a new class stepping onto campus — and beloved faces coming home. At the center is Deborah Wayne (Moon), Whitley and Dwayne’s lovingly sheltered youngest daughter, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.
Along the way, she’s joined by a new generation that reflects the breadth of Black life on campus: Rashida Duvall (Kai), a first?gen criminal justice major; Shaquille Johnson (Young IV), a five?star athlete choosing legacy; Amir Rodale (Hall), a sharp psych major better at fixing everyone else’s problems than facing his own; Hazel Henry (Reece), a church?raised small?town girl defining her own values; and Kojo Achebe (Uche), a Ghanaian?Nigerian fashion entrepreneur finding the courage to follow his vision. Legacy favorites also return, including Whitley Gilbert (Guy), Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison), Freddie Brooks (Summer), and Ron Johnson (Bell).
Set against the rituals, humor, and nuances of an HBCU, A Different World is a hopeful dramedy, full of heart and unapologetically centered on the richness and complexity of the Black experience.
When does A Different World premiere?
The upcoming revival series will consist of 10, half-hour episodes, and premieres September 24th on Netflix. Watch the trailer here!
If you missed it, meet all of the new and returning cast members.
Check out more photos from the A Different World premiere below…
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