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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

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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.

Alex Haley

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Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Tom Harvey

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Mrs. Warner

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Col. Frederick Warner

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Earl Crowther

Avon Long

Avon Long

Chicken George Moore

Lynne Moody

Lynne Moody

Irene Harvey

Greg Morris

Greg Morris

Beeman Jones

Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Andy Warner

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Jim Warner

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Carrie Barden

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Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

1979 | 7 Episodes

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