Production on Netflix‘s A Different World sequel series has concluded in Atlanta, and news of new castings has emerged.

Two additional original A Different World cast members will reprise their roles: Karen Malina White as Charmaine Brown and Ajai Sanders as Gina Deveaux. New additions include Cliff ‘Method Man’ Smith (PowerBook II: Ghost) as Coach Coles and Norman Nixon Jr. (Grey’s Anatomy) as Professor Baptiste.

White and Sanders join a long list of actors who starred in the original series. They include Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne, Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert, Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson, Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks, Charnele Brown as Dr. Kimberly Reese Boyer, Jenifer Lewis as Professor Davenport, Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James, Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor, and Glynn Turman as Col. Bradford Taylor.

“Reaching this point in the process to wrap production has been such a long time in the making. I can’t tell you how proud I am of the work that everyone – from our amazing cast to our awesome crew – has done and the creativity and heart that we have poured into this show. I am so excited for the world to see the magic we’ve been creating together,” shared showrunner and executive producer Felicia Pride.

The 10-episode single-cam series A Different World follows Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), Dwayne Wayne, and Whitley Gilbert’s free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, as she enters her freshman year at Hillman College. There, she finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy, while having the time of her life, alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.

The new original cast also includes the next generation of the fictional HBCU’s finest: Alijah Kai Haggins as Rashida; Cornell Young as Shaquille, Kennedi Reece as Hazel, Jordan Aaron Hall as Amir, and Chibuikem Uche as Kojo.

Additional cast includes Vincent Jamal Hooper as Ellington, Elijah J. Roberts as Jalen, Renee Harrison as Candace, Famecia Ward as Nellie Gaines, Dasan Frazier as Xavier, Tichina Arnold as Darlene Duvall, Joshua Suiter as Andre, and Raven Goodwin as Dr. Brooklyn Boyer.

Debbie Allen, who directed 83 episodes of the original series, will direct three episodes, including the first episode. Writers from the original series, Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood, return as executive producers alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.