TV series
A Different World
Overview
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Details
- First air date
- 1987-09-24
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 144 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Network
- NBC
- Production
- Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert
- Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne
- Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson
- Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks
- Charnele Brown as Kim Reese
- Glynn Turman as Colonel Brad Taylor
- Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
- Lou Myers as Vernon Gaines
- Sinbad as Coach Walter Oakes
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James
- Ajai Sanders as Gina Devereaux
- Cory Tyler as Terrence Taylor
Creators and crew
- Bill Cosby - Creator
- Tom Werner - Producer
- Debbie Allen - Producer
- Debbie Allen - Director
- Henry Chan - Director
- Glynn Turman - Director
Seasons
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