A Different World (Netflix)
When Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), the free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child of Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) enters her freshman year at Hillman College, she finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy.
Along the way, she's joined by a new generation that reflects the breadth of Black life on campus: Rashida Duvall (Alijah Kai), a first‑gen criminal justice major; Shaquille Johnson (Cornell Young IV), a five‑star athlete choosing legacy; Amir Rodale (Jordan Aaron Hall), a sharp psych major better at fixing everyone else’s problems than facing his own; Hazel Henry (Kennedi Reece), a church‑raised small‑town girl defining her own values; and Kojo Achebe (Chibuikem Uche), a Ghanaian‑Nigerian fashion entrepreneur finding the courage to follow his vision.
| Director: | Bille Woodruff, Debbie Allen, Angela Barnes Gomes, Tiffany Johnson, Nefertite Nguvu |
| Studio: | Netflix |
| Producer(s): | James E. Williams |
| Cast: | Maleah Joi Moon, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Alijah Kai, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, Kennedi Reece, Chibuikem Uche, Cree Summer, Darryl M. Bell |
| Writer(s): | Des Moran, Felicia Pride, Howard Jordan Jr., Lisa McQuillan, Joel Armstead, Tasha Armstead, Ashley Laverne Jackson, Rashida Olayiwola |
| Official Site: | netflix.com/adifferentworld |
