Roots: The Next Generations
- 1979
- Ended
- TV-14
★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 36 votes
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
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- ~1h 36m
- First aired
- Feb 18, 1979
- Networks
- ABC
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Roots: The Next Generations
Cast information is not available.
Where to Stream Roots: The Next Generations by Country
- United States
- Rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
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Seasons
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Specials
Air date unknown
1 episode
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Miniseries
Feb 18, 1979
7 episodes
