Starring
Debbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloStan ShawMarc SingerLynn Hamilton
Written by
Ernest Kinoy
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Roots: The Next Generations Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
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About
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.
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Miniseries1979
6.375879h 51m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part I (1882-1883) | 6.5 | 117 | 99 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part II (1896-1897) | 6.3 | 104 | 96 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part III (1914-1918) | 6.5 | 109 | 100 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part IV (1918-1921) | 6.1 | 107 | 100 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Part V (1932-1933) | 6.3 | 103 | 97 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Part VI (1939-1950) | 6.0 | 104 | 99 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Part VII (1960-1967) | 6.3 | 114 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Debbi Morgan Elizabeth Harvey
Dorian Harewood Simon Haley
Paul Koslo Earl Crowther
Stan Shaw Will Palmer
Marc Singer Andy Warner
Lynn Hamilton Cousin Georgia Anderson
Fay Hauser Carrie Warner, Carrie Barden
Irene Cara Bertha Palmer Haley
Ruby Dee Queen Haley
Henry Fonda Colonel Frederick Warner
Crew
Ernest Kinoy
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