Netflix has ordered a pilot for a sequel sequence to A Completely different World, which was a spin-off of the Cosby Present.
It was reported final 12 months {that a} sequel to A Completely different World was in early improvement, and now Netflix has ordered a pilot for the potential sitcom. The streaming service sometimes offers straight-to-series orders, and that is solely the second pilot pickup on the studio that we all know of.
A Completely different World was a by-product of The Cosby Present, which adopted Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and her classmates at Hillman Faculty. Nonetheless, when Bonet turned pregnant, her character was written out of the present, as Invoice Cosby mentioned that whereas Bonet could possibly be pregnant, Denise Huxtable couldn’t. When the present got here again for a second season, it was centered on the love story between Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Man) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). The sequel sequence will heart on the couple’s youngest daughter, Deborah Wayne, and her expertise at school. Casting for the function of Deborah, in addition to the opposite college students, is now underway.
The sequel sequence comes from author/government producer Felicia Delight, with Debbie Allen, Mandy Summer season, Tom Werner, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Bythewood additionally government producing the undertaking. Allen will direct the pilot, with manufacturing seeking to get underway in Atlanta in June.
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