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1979

Roots: The Next Generations

TMDB 7.5

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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.

Seasons & episodes

Created byAlex Haley

Cast

  • Debbi MorganElizabeth Harvey
  • Dorian HarewoodSimon Haley
  • Paul KosloEarl Crowther
  • Marc SingerAndy Warner
  • Lynn HamiltonCousin Georgia Anderson
  • Stan ShawWill Palmer
  • Fay HauserCarrie Barden
  • Bever-Leigh BanfieldCynthia Palmer
  • Irene CaraBertha Palmer Haley
  • Henry FondaColonel Frederick Warner

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