Netflix releases 10-episode A Different World sequel 39 years after NBC premiere

Netflix released its 10-episode A Different World sequel, per Netflix Tudum, on Sept. 24, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The date falls 39 years after the original premiered on NBC on Sept. 24, 1987, THR reported. The original aired 1987 to 1993 and centred on students at a historically Black college.