

“The only way forward is to throw it back.”
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a diverse group of students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
Creator
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Seasons
4
Episodes
40
10 episodes
10 episodes
10 episodes
10 episodes

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.


Gabe Mitchell
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.