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.

Series details

First air date

1987

Last air date

1993

Status

Ended

Seasons

6

Episodes

144

Episode runtime

22 min

Genres

Comedy, Family

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

NBC

Created by

Bill Cosby

Production

Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby

Cast

Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable

Jasmine Guy

Whitley Gilbert

Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Wayne

Darryl M. Bell

Ron Johnson

Cree Summer

Freddie Brooks

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten