Overview
- The 10-episode single-camera half-hour centers on Deborah, the youngest child of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert, beginning her freshman year at Hillman College.
- Charnele Brown will reprise Kimberly Reese, and Jenifer Lewis returns as Dorothy Dandridge Davenport, now a professor.
- Previously announced returning cast members include Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell, and Cree Summer.
- Debbie Allen will helm three episodes, including the first, as Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood serve as executive producers alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.
- New student cast features Maleah Joi Moon as Deborah with Alijah Kai Haggins, Cornell Young, Kennedi Reece, Jordan Aaron Hall, and Chibuikem Uche, with additional roles for Vincent Jamal Hooper, Elijah J. Roberts, Renee Harrison, Famecia Ward, and Dasan Frazier.