35 years after the premiere of A Different World, the cast takes social media by storm. On October 1, former A Different World cast member and animation legend Cree Summer took to social media to post a photo of her and her fellow cast members. The photo was posted days after the cast came back together for a discussion at the library. The responses were related to how youthful Dawnn Lewis, who played Jaleesa, looked. One reply said that Jaleel didn't age at all. A Different World chronicled the lives of college students who attend a historically Black college.“The Band Got Back Together,” she said in her caption. “35 Years Going Strong.”
Summer’s Instagram post received replies from fellow actresses Vanessa Williams and Rachel True.