Roots: The Next Generations
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.
- Created by
- Alex Haley
- Episodes
- 7
- Status
- Ended
Seasons
Where to Watch
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Debbi Morgan
Elizabeth Harvey
Dorian Harewood
Simon Haley
Paul Koslo
Earl Crowther
Marc Singer
Andy Warner
Lynn Hamilton
Cousin Georgia Anderson
Stan Shaw
Will Palmer (archive footage)
Fay Hauser
Carrie Warner
Bever-Leigh Banfield
Cynthia Harvey Palmer (archive footage)
Irene Cara
Bertha Palmer Haley
Henry Fonda
Colonel Frederick Warner
Richard Thomas
Jim Warner
Ruby Dee
Queen Haley
Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Warner
Beah Richards
Cynthia Palmer
Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey (archive footage)
Lynne Moody
Irene Harvey (archive footage)
Kathleen Doyle
Lucy Damson
Don Keefer
Mr. Hapgood
Royce Wallace
Minnie
Damu King
Sergeant Washington
