Roots: The Next Generations
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.
- Created By
Alex Haley
- First Aired on
Feb 18, 1979
- Popularity: 7.5303
- 31 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
David L. Wolper Productions (US)Warner Bros. Television (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Feb 25, 1979
Last episode: Part 7
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1Roots: The Next Generations - The Legacy Continues60 min
Reminiscences by James Earl Jones, director Georg Stanford Brown and executive producer David L. Wolper
