Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

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19791 Season
Roots: The Next Generations

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

David L. Wolper Productions
Warner Bros. Television

Additional Information

Original Name:Roots: The Next Generations
Status:Ended
First Air Date:1979-02-18
Last Air Date:1979-02-25
Number of Episodes7
Duration:96 min
Original Language:EN

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

7 Episodes

Episode 1 of

Cast

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