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Roots: The Next Generations( 1979)

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Overview

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. Alex Haley

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Georg Stanford Brown

    Tom Harvey

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    Olivia de Havilland

    Mrs. Warner

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    Henry Fonda

    Col. Frederick Warner

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    Paul Koslo

    Earl Crowther

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    Avon Long

    Chicken George Moore

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    Lynne Moody

    Irene Harvey

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    Greg Morris

    Beeman Jones

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    Marc Singer

    Andy Warner

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    Richard Thomas

    Jim Warner

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    Fay Hauser

    Carrie Barden

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    Brian Stokes Mitchell

    John Dolan

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    Debbi Morgan

    Elizabeth Harvey

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    Kathleen Doyle

    Lucy Damson

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    Ja'net DuBois

    Sally Harvey

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    Slim Gaillard

    Sam Wesley

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    Harry Morgan

    Bob Campbell

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    Roger E. Mosley

    Lee Garnet

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    Stan Shaw

    Will Palmer

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    Irene Cara

    Bertha Palmer Haley

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    James Daly

    R.S.M. Boyce

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    Ossie Davis

    Dad Jones

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    Ruby Dee

    Queen Victoria Haley

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    Dorian Harewood

    Simon Haley

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    Kene Holliday

    Detroit

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    George Voskovec

    Mr. Goldstein

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    Hal Williams

    Aleck Haley

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    Bever-Leigh Banfield

    Cynthia Palmer

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    E. Lamont Johnson

    Frank Warner, age 20

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    Bernie Casey

    Bubba Haywood

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    Pam Grier

    Francey

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    Rosey Grier

    Big Slew Johnson

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    Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Capt. Bowker

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    Percy Rodriguez

    Boyd Moffatt

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    John Rubinstein

    Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck

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    Diana Douglas

    Mrs. Andy Warner

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    Jason Wingreen

    Judge Quartermain

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    Maidie Norman

    Sister Scrap Scott

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    Bruce French

    Calloway

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    Robert Culp

    Lyle Pettijohn

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    Dina Merrill

    Mrs. Hickinger

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    Brock Peters

    Ab Decker

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    Beah Richards

    Cynthia Palmer

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    Paul Winfield

    Dr. Horace Huguley

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    Lynn Hamilton

    Cousin Georgia Anderson

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    Kristoff St. John

    Alex Haley, age 12

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    Logan Ramsey

    D.L. Lewis

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    Dennis Fimple

    Sheriff Duffy

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    Debbie Allen

    Nan Branch Haley

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    Damon Evans

    Alex Haley, ages 17-25

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    Andy Griffith

    Cmdr. Robert Munroe

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    Diahann Carroll

    Zeona Haley

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    Rafer Johnson

    Nelson

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    Carmen McRae

    Lila

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    John Hancock

    Scotty

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    Della Reese

    Mrs. Lydia Branch

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    Telma Hopkins

    Daisy

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    Milt Kogan

    Mel Klein

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    Barbara Barrie

    Dodie Brattle

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    Marlon Brando

    George Lincoln Rockwell

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    James Broderick

    Dr. Lewis

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    Lee Chamberlin

    Odile Richards

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    Michael Constantine

    Dr. Vansina

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    Norman Fell

    Bernie Raymond

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    Al Freeman Jr.

    Malcolm X

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    James Earl Jones

    Alex Haley

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    Claudia McNeil

    Sister Will Ada

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    Linda Hopkins

    Singer

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    Bobby Short

    Pianist

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    Jane Rose

    Mrs. Bullfinch

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    Howard Rollins

    George Haley

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    Johnny Sekka

    Ebou Manga

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    Kim Fields

    Lydia Haley

Current Season

Season 1

1979 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of Roots: The Next Generations premiered on Feb 18 1979

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Status

Ended

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

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