Overview
- Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon will star as Deborah Wayne, who begins her freshman year at Hillman striving to build her own legacy.
- Netflix ordered 10 half-hour episodes in a single-camera format.
- Felicia Pride serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Debbie Allen, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Mandy Summers and Tom Werner as executive producers.
- Debbie Allen will direct three episodes, including the premiere.
- Production is scheduled in Atlanta from February 5 to April 27, 2026, per local reporting, and no returning on‑screen cast has been confirmed.