Is Hillman College Real? Where Netflix's 'A Different World' Was Filmed

Netflix Hillman College is fictional, but several real colleges helped bring it to life on screen in Netflix's A Different World revival. The sequel, which started streaming Thursday (September 24), returns to the historically Black college with Maleah Joi Moon playing Deborah Wayne. Her parents are played by familiar faces, namely Dwayne Wayne and Whitney Gilbert from the original series. Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy returned to reprise their roles. The new series revolves around Deborah beginning her freshman year at the university her parents once attended, providing a new, modern-day . . .