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Showrunner Felicia Pride On Reimagining ‘A Different World’ For A New Generation
Although A Different World premiered in 1987, its impact remains long-lasting and continues to influence generations today. Netflix plans to release a sequel series to the iconic sitcom on September 24, 2026. The 10-episode revival follows Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon), the daughter of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert, as she begins her freshman year at their HBCU alma mater, Hillman College.
The series is also bringing back lauded original director and producer Debbie Allen, who returns as an executive producer and director. Felicia Pride, a showrunner, television writer-producer, and award-winning filmmaker, now leads the highly anticipated series. She previously wrote on Queen Sugar and Grey’s Anatomy, where she developed a close creative relationship with Allen.
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Debbie Allen, Felicia Pride, And Maleah Joi Moon Discuss Bringing ‘A Different World’ To A New Generation
ESSENCE
The American Black Film Festival was again held in Miami for its 30th annual celebration, and it continues its mission of highlighting creatives of color across film, television, music, technology, art, and more. It was also host to Netflix’s Celebration of Black Television, paying homage to their new slate of shows. On the 4th floor of the 1 Hotel in South Beach, where the streamer brought together a swath of talent from their platform, included the cast and creators of the upcoming reboot of the iconic series A Different World.
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Tracy Morgan to Receive Inaugural Flip Wilson Award at AAFCA TV Honors Ceremony (EXCLUSIVE)
VARIETY
Starz' Kathryn Busby, Celeste Hughey, Sony's Lamar Chase and Felicia Pride also receive special awards.
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S. Epatha Merkerson, Danielle Brooks, More To Be Honored at 2026 Annual Black Women Film Network Summit
ROGER EBERT
The Black Women Film Network (BWFN) recently announced its lineup of honorees and programming for its annual Summit. Among their 2026 honorees, the BWFN plans to honor veteran theatre, television, and film actor S. Epatha Merkerson (“Law & Order”), as well as Oscar-nominated actress Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”). Merkerson will receive the On Her Shoulders Preservation Award for her lifetime of work on the big and small screens, which currently includes a starring role on NBC’s “Chicago Med.” Brooks will receive the AcceleratHER Award, recognizing her dynamic range and transformative impact across television, film, and Broadway; in addition to “The Color Purple,” she can also be recognized for her breakout role in Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” and HBO’s “Peacemaker.”
Other honorees this year include showrunner, writer, and producer Felicia Pride (“A Different World”), AspireTV EVP Angela Cannon, Burke Entertainment founder Vanzil Burke, and producer and CBS Studios/NAACP Venture president Sheila Duckworth.
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Felicia Pride’s Honey Chile Acquires Film & TV Rights To ‘The Greene Sisters’ Romance Trilogy
DEADLINE
Felicia Pride‘s (A Different World) Honey Chile Entertainment has acquired the film and television rights to Kristina Forest’s The Greene Sisters romance trilogy from Penguin Random House in a major expansion of the company’s slate.
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This Writer Is On A Mission To Bring Meaningful Black Stories To The Forefront — Starting With A Cultural Staple
HUFFPOST
When Felicia Pride was still a young girl growing up in Baltimore, the TV writer would fittingly spend her days after school watching episodes of the hit sitcom “A Different World” — the HBCU-set series that brought Black higher learning to primetime television, and more importantly, changed Black pop culture forever.
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‘A Different World’ Sequel Series Greenlit at Netflix From Debbie Allen and Felicia Pride
THE WRAP
Netflix has greenlit a new sequel series, titled “A Different World,” from Debbie Allen, who will return as a director and EP, and Felicia Pride (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Bel-Air”), who serves as showrunner and executive producer. Original writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood will also return to executive produce alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.
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Felicia Pride gets real about the realities of dating over 40 in ‘Come Close’: ‘Black women over 40 deserve love stories’
THE GRIO
Felicia Pride can discuss the topic of love with great ease. And not just the romantic kind, but the enduring type formed between family and friends.
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How Felicia Pride Empowers Black Women Over 40 Through Storytelling With ‘Honey Chile’
HER AGENDA
Felicia Pride has always believed in the power of storytelling that resonates with the untold experiences of Black women. With the launch of Honey Chile, a brand targeting women over 40 years old, she is creating a space where Black women can see themselves reflected in stories across various media platforms.
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‘A Different World’ Sequel Series About Whitley & Dwayne’s Daughter From Felicia Pride In Works At Netflix
DEADLINE
An A Different World sequel series chronicling Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter’s time at Hillman College, is in early development at Netflix, sources tell Deadline. The single-cam, half-hour comedy comes from writer/executive producer Felicia Pride (Bel-Air, Grey’s Anatomy) and executive producers Debbie Allen, Mandy Summers, Tom Werner, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Bythewood.
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EFOC 2024: Tina Mabry And Felicia Pride Discuss Calling The Shots As Black Women Filmmakers At ESSENCE Film Festival
ESSENCE
On day 3 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, director Tina Mabry and screenwriter Felicia Pride discussed their experiences producing some of the biggest Black films and series in Hollywood at ESSENCE Film Festival.
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New podcast “The Creative Cut Up” talks Hollywood vs. Independent – the good, bad & how to make it in the industry
2 URBAN GIRLS
Twelve years in the making,TV/film writer, director and award-winning filmmaker Felicia Pride (Really Love, “Queen Sugar,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Bel-Air) launches the podcast companion to The Create Daily: “The Creative Cut Up.” The new talk show is a lively and honest space for underrepresented and marginalized storytellers that sits at the intersection of craft, business and creative freedom.
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Local production company Honey Chile shines spotlight on Black women over 40
SPECTRUM NEWS
A local production company is making waves by spotlighting underrepresented women of color in their 40s and beyond. Felicia Pride, the creative force behind the initiative, is at the helm of this transformative movement.
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4 Hollywood Creatives Share How They’re Staying Sharp While on Strike
SHONDALAND
For many creatives waiting for the strike to end, an added challenge of not working for an extended period is figuring out how to keep their gifts and talents sharp. Shondaland reached out to various creatives to see how they were keeping their creative juices flowing at this time.
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Film Forward Podcast interview: Felicia Pride "Look Back At It"
In this episode of Film Forward, she discusses how her work on shows like Grey's Anatomy and Queen Sugar sharpened her craft and prepared her for personal projects like Look Back At It.
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Felicia Pride Appears on WJZ-TV/CBS Baltimore to Discuss the Inaugural Honey Chile Fest
Our Head Honey, Felicia Pride, sat down with WJZ-TV to talk about the inaugural HONEY CHILE Fest that took place in her hometown Baltimore.
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With this weekend’s Honey Chile Fest, local Black female creators send a love letter to their Baltimore.
THE BALTIMORE BANNER
For a woman of a certain age out here in these online dating streets, Felicia Pride’s short film “Look Back At It” is painfully funny, because so much of what 40-something single Baltimore mom Lanae experiences is the stuff of margarita-fueled nightmares.
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First-Ever Honey Chile Fest to Celebrate Black Women and Femmes in Film
BALTIMORE MAGAZINE
Honoring the talent of Black filmmakers over 40, the one-day event will feature a live podcast, Q&A's, and curated films inspired by or about Baltimore.
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Felicia Pride On Thinking Ahead with "Look Back At It"
THE MOVEABLE FEST
It’s fitting that “Look Back At It” opens with a disruption. At the end of a date that appears it couldn’t have gone any better, Lanae (Angel Laketa Moore) is all ready to ponder the question of whether she’ll be invited inside by her suitor, but ends up having so many more after a tap on the window by a woman who turns out to be his wife.
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Meet Grey's Anatomy Writer and HONEY CHILE Founder, Felicia Pride, Who Says Black Women Over 40, Are Having a Renaissance
SUNDAY PAPER
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Sunday Paper is celebrating extraordinary storytellers with extraordinary stories.
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Diverse Talent in Hollywood Takes Reins to Speed Up Change
REUTERS
Despite having mentors when she first started, Pride knew there were obstacles for Black creators, so she started her production company, Honey Chile, which develops content for and by Black women who are 40 and older.
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Our Interview with Telly Awards Judge Felicia Pride: HEAD HONEY AT HONEY CHILE
Telly Awards sat down with Felicia to discuss her unique path through the industry, the best and worst pieces of advice she’s received, and her mission to tell authentic and varied Black stories.
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NAACP Image Awards 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ Among Top Film Nominees
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Chile, Please Podcast - hosted by Head Honey, Felicia Pride, and Ivy Elaine - is nominated for the 54th NAACP Image Awards under the Outstanding Lifestyle / Self-Help category.
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Family Inspires Film Project
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'Grey's Anatomy' Writer Felicia Pride Is Making Space For 40+ Black Women To Tell Their Stories
XO NECOLE
Felicia Pride sits down with xoNecole and shares how she plans to amplify Honey voices everywhere.
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How This Primetime Television Writer Is Creating A Voice On Screen For Black Women Forty And Over
FORBES
While, today’s television landscape has widely amplified youthful stories, Felicia Pride, the primetime television writer for shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Queen Sugar shares more on founding a production company that covers the stories of Black women in their forties.
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The 'GMA' Inspiration List 2022
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Head Honey Felicia Pride is nominated by Anthony Hill for the 2022 Good Morning America Inspiration List.
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Top 10 Podcasts for Black Woman
ONYX WOMAN COLLECTIVE
Onyx Woman Collective shouts out Chile, Please as a top podcast to listen to.
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A Haitian Author on Her Family’s Immigration Story, Celebrating and Supporting Black Women in the Media, and More
OUR BODY POLITIC
Host Farai Chideya talks with TV writer and filmmaker Felicia Pride about her focus on Honeys in her work in entertainment.
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