Roots: The Next Generations

Synopsis

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.

About 11h 12m to watch every episode. An estimate: 7 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 96 minutes.

Main cast

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  Debbi Morgan
  Elizabeth Harvey
  6 episodes

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  Dorian Harewood
  Simon Haley
  5 episodes

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  Paul Koslo
  Earl Crowther
  4 episodes

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  Marc Singer
  Andy Warner
  4 episodes

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  Lynn Hamilton
  Cousin Georgia Anderson
  4 episodes

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  Stan Shaw
  Will Palmer
  4 episodes

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  Fay Hauser
  Carrie Warner
  4 episodes

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  Bever-Leigh Banfield
  Cynthia Palmer
  4 episodes

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  Irene Cara
  Bertha Palmer Haley
  3 episodes

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  Henry Fonda
  Colonel Frederick Warner
  3 episodes

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  Richard Thomas
  Jim Warner
  3 episodes

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  Ruby Dee
  Queen Haley
  3 episodes

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  Olivia de Havilland
  Mrs. Warner
  2 episodes

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  Beah Richards
  Cynthia Palmer
  2 episodes

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  Georg Stanford Brown
  Tom Harvey
  2 episodes

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  Lynne Moody
  Irene Harvey
  2 episodes

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  Kathleen Doyle
  Lucy Damson
  2 episodes

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  Don Keefer
  Mr. Hapgood
  2 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries1979 · 7 episodes
• Specials1 episode