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Roots: The Next Generations

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Plot

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.

Cast

Georg Stanford Brown as Tom Harvey
Georg Stanford Brown

as Tom Harvey

Olivia de Havilland as Mrs. Warner
Olivia de Havilland

as Mrs. Warner

Henry Fonda as Col. Frederick Warner
Henry Fonda

as Col. Frederick Warner

Paul Koslo as Earl Crowther
Paul Koslo

as Earl Crowther

Avon Long as Chicken George Moore
Avon Long

as Chicken George Moore

Lynne Moody as Irene Harvey
Lynne Moody

as Irene Harvey

Greg Morris as Beeman Jones
Greg Morris

as Beeman Jones

Marc Singer as Andy Warner
Marc Singer

as Andy Warner

Richard Thomas as Jim Warner
Richard Thomas

as Jim Warner

Fay Hauser as Carrie Barden
Fay Hauser

as Carrie Barden

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • February 18, 1979

Last Aired Date

  • February 25, 1979

Production Companies

  • David L. Wolper Productions

  • Warner Bros. Television

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 7

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