The next generation of Hillman College students are arriving this fall in Netflix‘s A Different World, and Deadline has your first-look at the trailer above. New photos of Season 1 have also been released, and can be found below.

Maleah Joi Moon is at the center of the new chapter, playing Deborah Wayne, the youngest daughter of Hillman royalty: Whitley Gilbert-Wayne (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). Deborah is a sheltered young woman, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.

The new A Different World hails from Felicia Pride.

The trailer reveals Deborah will have a special relationship with Dr. Langhorne, played by Debbie Allen. Allen has been part of the continuation from the start as an executive producer and director of the premiere episode. The legendary multi-hyphenate, who directed 83 episodes of the original series, was not previously announced as having a role on the show.

In a funny scene between the two, Dr. Langhorne asks Deborah, “Baby, why are you here?” Deborah gives a short speech on hour her parents have inculcated in her the importance of Hillman, but Dr. Lanhorne knows better.

“You didn’t get in anywhere else, did you?” said Dr. Lanhorne, leaving Deborah to embarrasingly confirm it was true by putting her head down.

One thing about Deborah’s mom Whitley that we can’t forget from the original series: she is an impeccable dresser. Her appearance in the trailer shows her decked out in a classic Chanel suit. Deborah is forging her own stylish reputation wearing Balmain and a Chanel look of her own.

The new class also includes Rashida Duvall (Alijah Kai), a first‑gen criminal justice major; Shaquille Johnson (Cornell Young IV), a five‑star athlete choosing legacy; Amir Rodale (Jordan Aaron Hall), a sharp psych major better at fixing everyone else’s problems than facing his own; Hazel Henry (Kennedi Reece), a church‑raised small‑town girl defining her own values; and Kojo Achebe (Chibuikem Uche), a Ghanaian‑Nigerian fashion entrepreneur finding the courage to follow his vision.

And for us old school fans back for more, in addition to Guy and Hardison, the series will see the return of Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson, Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks, Charnele Brown as Dr. Kimberly Reese Boyer, Jenifer Lewis as Professor Davenport, Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James, Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor, and Glynn Turman as Col. Bradford Taylor.

The trailer can be watched above and more new photos can be found below.

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