Nationwide — All six seasons of A Completely different World, the enduring sitcom that aired from 1987 to 1993, might be accessible on Netflix beginning February seventh. The collection, which featured a majority-Black solid, stays a cultural milestone providing a glimpse into Black faculty life.
Set on the fictional Hillman Faculty, A Completely different World follows a bunch of scholars navigating faculty life. The collection, a spin-off of The Cosby Present, addresses necessary themes like friendship, self-discovery, and social points, in accordance with a weblog printed by Netflix.
Beneath the management of producer Debbie Allen, the collection shifted its focus to mirror a extra genuine portrayal of HBCU experiences. She even had writers spend time at HBCUs to get the small print proper. It featured real-life campus buildings of HBCUs like Spelman Faculty and Clark Atlanta College, each in Atlanta.
A Completely different World additionally performed a major position in boosting enrollment at HBCUs. Between 1976 and 1994, admissions to those schools rose by 25%, with the largest improve in the course of the present’s airing.
As A Completely different World arrives on Netflix, viewers can expertise its lasting affect on TV and schooling as soon as once more.