'A Different World': Netflix renews sequel series for Season 2

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Different World will return for a second season on Netflix.

The streaming service announced Friday that it renewed the series for Season 2.

A Different World is a reboot and sequel to the Cosby Show spinoff of the same name.

Maleah Joi Moon stars as Deborah Wayne, the daughter of Whitley Gilbert-Wayne (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) from the original Different World, which had a six-season run on NBC from 1987 to 1993.

The Netflix series follows Deborah (Moon) as she attends her parents' alma mater of Hillman College in Virginia.

Jasmine Guy attends the National Council of La Raza ALMA Awards in 2007. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Other cast members include Alijah Kai, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, Kennedi Reece and Chibuikem Uche.

Season 1 released on Netflix last week.