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Roots: The Next Generations

★ 7.8 3K votes 1979–1979 1 season · 7 episodes Ended ABC
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Starring
Debbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloStan ShawMarc SingerLynn Hamilton
Written by
Ernest Kinoy
Starring
Debbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloStan ShawMarc SingerLynn Hamilton
Written by
Ernest Kinoy
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0306090120

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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.

All Seasons

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Miniseries1979
6.4780711h 31m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Part I (1882-1883)6.5
12099 min
▶2Part II (1896-1897)6.4
10796 min
▶3Part III (1914-1918)6.6
112100 min
▶4Part IV (1918-1921)6.2
110100 min
▶5Part V (1932-1933)6.3
10697 min
▶6Part VI (1939-1950)6.1
10799 min
▶7Part VII (1960-1967)6.4
118100 min

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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