Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

02/18/1979 (US) • 1h 36m

Drama

Overview

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.

Top Billed Cast

Georg Stanford Brown

Tom Harvey

7 Episodes

Olivia de Havilland

Mrs. Warner

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Henry Fonda

Col. Frederick Warner

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Paul Koslo

Earl Crowther

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Avon Long

Chicken George Moore

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Lynne Moody

Irene Harvey

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Greg Morris

Beeman Jones

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Marc Singer

Andy Warner

7 Episodes

Richard Thomas

Jim Warner

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Last Season

Miniseries

1979 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of Roots: The Next Generations premiered on February 18, 1979.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

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