A Different World Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

September 24, 1987

Genre

Comedy

Network

NBC

Cast

Cree Summer, Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Dawnn Lewis, Glynn Turman, Darryl M Bell, Lou Myers, Charnele Brown

Cree Summer

as Freddie Brooks

Lisa Bonet

as Denise Huxtable

Kadeem Hardison

as Dwayne Wayne

Jasmine Guy

as Whiteny Gilbert

Sinbad

as Coach Walter Oakes

Dawnn Lewis

as Jaleesa Vinson

Glynn Turman

as Colonel Brad Taylor

Darryl M Bell

as Ron Johnson

1935-2013

Lou Myers

as Vernon Gaines

Charnele Brown

as Kim Reese

About A Different World

About

This show follows a group of students at a black university as they do their best to make it through college. The show was created by Bill Cosby.

The series is a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It ran for six seasons and aired a total of 145 episodes.