Yesss! A new generation (and the generation that grew up on it) will get to watch A Different World in all its HBCU glory when the series comes to Netflix starting March 1! As a spin-off of The Cosby Show, A Different World followed Denise Huxtable, one of the Cosby kids, (played by Lisa Bonet), on her journey from Brooklyn to attending the imaginary Hillman College in Virginia.
This amazing show ran from 1987 to 1993, and while Bonet left after season one, the rest of the cast carried the show into Black greatness. Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer and Kadeem Hardison became household names in Black America. Jada Pinkett Smith, Loretta Devine and Sinbad later joined as main cast members. We can’t wait to binge watch!
UP NEXT: Speaking of the Huxtables…Clair’s Got A New Job!
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Cosby Show alum Phylicia Rashad’s next TV role will be drastically different from her iconic portrayal of Clair Huxtable. For the first time in her career, she’ll be playing homosexual character named Georgina Howe, for the upcoming CBS thriller For Justice.
The show and Clair’s character are based on NYT Best-Selling author James Patterson‘s book the Thomas Berryman Number. In it, there is a female FBI agent for the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division and she faces personal conflicts with her family and at work. Much of her storyline remains the same For Justice except that the character is reflected as LGBT.
The air date is not released yet but Variety confirmed that Golden Globe nominated Ava DuVernay will be directing the pilot. She’s an executive producer, along with Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Productions.
UP NEXT: Raven-Symone Follows Her Appearance On Empire With A Lesbian Role On ‘Black-ish’
Raven-Symone is racking up the TV guest appearances. Succeeding her recent role on Empire, she’s signed on to cameo on Black-ish. Playing Rhonda, she’ll be the gay sibling to Anthony Anderson‘s character Dre. This is a notable for Symone, since she recently confirmed her lesbian relationship on Oprah‘s Where Are They Now?
Her sexual orientation will be a factor in the dialogue, but her presence will also show the long-standing competition between her character and Dre of being their mother’s (played by the great Jenifer Lewis) favorite. The episode is titled “Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell.”
Symone will also appear on K.C. Undercover, the Disney Channel show starring Zendaya Coleman! Zendaya had revealed it on her Instagram!
Symone is getting those TV credits! You go girl!
UP NEXT: Lady Gaga Is Coming to “American Horror Story!”
OMG!!! Lady Gaga, who SLAYED at the Academy Awards during her Sound of Music tribute, will be appearing on next season’s “American Horror Story!” Following Freak Show, the next installment of the cult anthology will be Hotel. Gaga confirmed on her Twitter by slyly tweeting “Make your reservation now” and there’s also a 23-second trailer that got us more excited. Check it out above.
As an actress, she’s had parts in Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Her character’s place and role are still being written. AHS returns in October, which needs to be next month because this is going to goooood!
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Yesss! A new generation (and the generation that grew up on it) will get to watch A Different World in all its HBCU glory when the series comes to Netflix starting March 1! As a spin-off of The Cosby Show, A Different World followed Denise Huxtable, one of the Cosby kids, (played by Lisa Bonet), on her journey from Brooklyn to attending the imaginary Hillman College in Virginia.
This amazing show ran from 1987 to 1993, and while Bonet left after season one, the rest of the cast carried the show into Black greatness. Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer and Kadeem Hardison became household names in Black America. Jada Pinkett Smith, Loretta Devine and Sinbad later joined as main cast members. We can’t wait to binge watch!
UP NEXT: Speaking of the Huxtables…Clair’s Got A New Job!
Getty
Cosby Show alum Phylicia Rashad’s next TV role will be drastically different from her iconic portrayal of Clair Huxtable. For the first time in her career, she’ll be playing homosexual character named Georgina Howe, for the upcoming CBS thriller For Justice.
The show and Clair’s character are based on NYT Best-Selling author James Patterson‘s book the Thomas Berryman Number. In it, there is a female FBI agent for the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division and she faces personal conflicts with her family and at work. Much of her storyline remains the same For Justice except that the character is reflected as LGBT.
The air date is not released yet but Variety confirmed that Golden Globe nominated Ava DuVernay will be directing the pilot. She’s an executive producer, along with Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Productions.
UP NEXT: Raven-Symone Follows Her Appearance On Empire With A Lesbian Role On ‘Black-ish’
Raven-Symone is racking up the TV guest appearances. Succeeding her recent role on Empire, she’s signed on to cameo on Black-ish. Playing Rhonda, she’ll be the gay sibling to Anthony Anderson‘s character Dre. This is a notable for Symone, since she recently confirmed her lesbian relationship on Oprah‘s Where Are They Now?
Her sexual orientation will be a factor in the dialogue, but her presence will also show the long-standing competition between her character and Dre of being their mother’s (played by the great Jenifer Lewis) favorite. The episode is titled “Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell.”
Symone will also appear on K.C. Undercover, the Disney Channel show starring Zendaya Coleman! Zendaya had revealed it on her Instagram!
Symone is getting those TV credits! You go girl!
UP NEXT: Lady Gaga Is Coming to “American Horror Story!”
OMG!!! Lady Gaga, who SLAYED at the Academy Awards during her Sound of Music tribute, will be appearing on next season’s “American Horror Story!” Following Freak Show, the next installment of the cult anthology will be Hotel. Gaga confirmed on her Twitter by slyly tweeting “Make your reservation now” and there’s also a 23-second trailer that got us more excited. Check it out above.
As an actress, she’s had parts in Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Her character’s place and role are still being written. AHS returns in October, which needs to be next month because this is going to goooood!
