Nearly four decades after Hillman College first captured America’s imagination on “A Different World,” lead stars Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison are reuniting in the sequel.

Jasmine is stepping back into Whitley Gilbert’s pearls — and her television husband, Dwayne Wayne, is still by her side.

The original series ended after six seasons with the pair leaving Hillman for Japan, Whitley expecting their first child.

Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison return to “A Different World” as their daughter Deborah attends Hillman in Netflix’s new sequel, premiering September 24. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Soon, fans will finally answer the question fans have been asking since 1993: what actually happened after Whitley told Dwayne she was pregnant?

The new show doesn’t skip past that moment. It builds an entire story around it.

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“My baby gonna have a baby?” is the famous line Dwayne dropped after Whitley admitted she was pregnant. In the scene, they pretended to play baseball.

She initially confirmed with a sports analogy, mistakenly saying “Touchdown!” when she meant “home run.”

“Whitley, you’ve never looked more beautiful,” Dwayne added.

Whitley and Dwayne’s arc has always been the heart of the franchise, evolving from rivals to Hillman’s iconic married couple.

Now, they’re raising a daughter at their alma mater, adding a new chapter to their 35-year story.

Their child, Deborah Wayne, now attends her parents’ alma mater. Deborah is played by Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon.

Guy and Hardison return alongside show veterans Cree Summer, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Dawnn Lewis, Glynn Turman and Jada Pinkett Smith.

New cast members include Alijah Kai, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall and Kennedi Reece.

Guy, who also starred in “School Daze” with Hardison, said stepping onto the rebuilt set felt like coming home.

“I love that the set design is the same arrangement as our sets,” she told People in an Aug. 11 interview.

She mentioned the set had a renovated Pit, the same stairwell, and both dorms intact.

Gone, though, is the live studio audience that once shaped every punchline — something Guy called “intrinsic with comedy.” The new single-camera series was filmed in Atlanta instead, with roughly 70% of extras pulled from Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta.

Hardison had a message for purists grumbling about a reboot.

“They’re not fully grasping the fact that they’ve already had their ‘Different World.’ Let these kids have theirs,” he said, adding a sharper jab: “You want to gatekeep the good s— for yourself and not let another generation experience it?”

The producers thought of everything.

Aretha Franklin sang the original theme song. Now Brandy lends her voice to the revival, debuting a new rendition of the song for the Netflix relaunch — a full-circle moment for the HBCU classic.

The original ending carried more than a pregnancy plot. It also reflected real behind-the-scenes tension.

Guy has said NBC shifted the show’s time slot in its final season, pitting it directly against “Martin.”

“Why would you put us against ‘Martin?’” she asked in a 2022 interview on “The Breakfast Club.” “You ain’t got but two Black shows on the network, so you put us at the same time against each other? I feel like it was deliberate. I feel like it was racist.”

Yahoo readers had plenty to say about the revival.

“I loved that show! I’ll be watching!” one wrote. Another said, “A Different World was such a cute show. Will the reboot have the same magic?”

One fan called the show “a legacy that must be shared with future generations to learn from and improve.”

Someone else joked, “I refuse to believe Dwayne Wayne is that old now.”

A skeptic wrote, “Sad that there does not seem to be a lot of original ideas,” while another pointed out, “Degrassi did the same kind of from-teenage-to-adulthood-years-later series sequel.”

One nostalgic viewer wrote, “The show echoed my life experiences and provided positive endings I might not have experienced but was able to learn and heal from.”

Another argument sparked between Spelman College and Hampton University. Students were arguing about which school the fictional Hillman is modeled after more.

The 10-episode “A Different World” sequel comes from creator and showrunner Felicia Pride, who worked on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bel-Air.”

Debbie Allen returns as an executive producer and director for the sequel set in the present day, not 1993.

For Guy and Hardison, the reboot isn’t about rewriting what came before — it’s about finally getting to finish it.

Hillman is back in session. And this time, class is staying in. “A Different World” sequel arrives Sept. 24 on Netflix.

Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison Return to ‘A Different World’ — Finally Bringing Fans Into the Chapter That Was Skipped After Whitley’s Pregnancy