A Different World

A Different World

Premiere	September 24, 1987
Finale	July 9, 1993
Creator	William H. Cosby, Jr. Ed. D.
Network/Provider	NBC
Style	30-minute sitcom
Company	The Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby
Distributor	Viacom Enterprises (until 1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995-1997) Carsey-Werner Distribution (1997-)
Seasons	6
Episodes	144 (6 unaired)
Origin	USA

A Different World is a sitcom that aired on NBC. It was a spin-off of The Cosby Show.

The lives of students at fictional Hillman College.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Lisa Bonet	Denise Huxtable	*
Marisa Tomei	Maggie Lauten	*
Dawnn Lewis	Jaleesa Vinson Taylor	*	*	*	*	*
Jasmine Guy	Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kadeem Hardison	Dwayne Cleophus Wayne	*	*	*	*	*	*
Loretta Devine	Stevie Rallen	*
Mary Alice	Lettie Bostic	*	*
Darryl M. Bell	Ron Johnson	o	*	*	*	*	*
Sinbad	Walter Oakes	o	*	*	*
Charnele Brown	Kimberly Reese		*	*	*	*	*
Cree Summer	Winifred "Freddie" Brooks		*	*	*	*	*
Glynn Turman	Col. Bradford Taylor		*	*	*	*	*
Lou Myers	Vernon Gaines		o	*	*	*	*
Ajai Sanders	Gina Deveaux				o	o	*
Jada Pinkett	Lena James					o	*
Karen Malina White	Charmaine Tyesha Brown						*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Cory Tyler	Terrence Taylor				*	*
Bumper Robinson	Dorian Heywood						*
Patrick Malone	Terrell Walker						*

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	September 24, 1987	July 7, 1988	22
Season Two	October 6, 1988	May 4, 1989	22
Season Three	September 28, 1989	May 3, 1990	25
Season Four	September 20, 1990	May 2, 1991	25
Season Five	September 19, 1991	May 14, 1992	25
Season Six	September 24, 1992	July 9, 1993	25

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets (Region 1)
Season One			November 8, 2005			4