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Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · 1 season · Drama · ABC

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About 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
Starring: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Marc Singer, Lynn Hamilton
Network: ABC
Episodes: About 96 minutes each

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Roots: The Next Generations isn’t on a streaming subscription in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play.