As the beloved HBCU sitcom heads to Netflix with a new class, a resurfaced interview with Allen shows how one behind-the-scenes shift changed everything.

Debbie Allen, Felicia Pride, and Maleah Joi Moon open up about reimagining “A Different World” for an audience today. The ...

Allen saw a few points where improvement was needed and was able to shift the show's entire direction through them ...

'A Different World' was a beloved, groundbreaking sitcom that aired on NBC from 1987 to 1993 Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...

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 ...

Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Collider, LinkedIn, Instagram. Add Us On Almost three decades after A Different World ended ...

Netflix‘s A Different World sequel series has set a very not-different premiere date. The new version, which serves as a follow-up to the 1987-93 NBC sitcom centered on students ...

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 ...

Jasmine Guy — the star of “Cosby Show” spin-off “Different World” — hopes that Bill Cosby’s crimes don’t sully the good work that he did in the field of Black education. Guy told Page Six that Cosby ...

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 ...

The thought-provoking sitcom highlighted the importance of HBCUs and continues to be praised for its positive portrayal of Black men and women. The show aired from 1987 to 1993, and received stellar ...