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The Different World<\/em> sequel project<\/a> is getting a different deal at Netflix: one of the streamer\u2019s only pilot orders.
Netflix has given the green light to a pilot episode for the project, with a plan to start shooting this summer, Variety<\/a><\/em> reports. The publication adds Netflix wants to get a sense of the show\u2019s tone and the chemistry between the cast members \u2014 who haven\u2019t been locked in at press time \u2014 before committing to a series order.
It\u2019s a rare move for the streaming giant, which only ordered its first pilot just two years ago. These developments notwithstanding, a source tells Variety<\/em> that Netflix won\u2019t be engaging in a pilot season like that of the broadcast TV industry.
The new project will continue the story of A Different World<\/a><\/em>, a spinoff of The Cosby Show<\/a><\/em> that aired six seasons on NBC<\/a> between 1987 and 1993.
Set at the historically Black institution Hillman College, A Different World<\/em> initially focused on Lisa Bonet<\/a>\u2019s Denise Huxtable. But after Bonet left the show after Season 1 \u2014 she was pregnant with Zo\u00eb Kravitz at the time \u2014 the focus turned to the on-off relationship between Jasmine Guy<\/a>\u2019s Whitley Gilbert and Kadeem Hardison<\/a>\u2019s Dwayne Wayne.