Roots: The Next Generations
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First Aired: Feb 18, 1979
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Rating: ⭐ 7.5 / 10
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.
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Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey
Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Warner
Henry Fonda
Col. Frederick Warner
Paul Koslo
Earl Crowther
Avon Long
Chicken George Moore
Lynne Moody
Irene Harvey
Greg Morris
Beeman Jones
Marc Singer
Andy Warner
Richard Thomas
Jim Warner
Fay Hauser
Carrie Barden
