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Roots: The Next Generations

1979

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.

1 season · 7 episodes

Episode length: 1h 36m

CreatorAlex Haley
WritersAlex Haley
Composer(s)Gerald Fried
GenresDrama
First Aired1979
NetworkABC
Production Company(s)David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
StatusEnded

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