Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Alex Haley
  • First Air Date: 1979-02-18
  • Last Air Date: 1979-02-25
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 7
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 96 min.
  • Production Company: David L. Wolper Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: ABC
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Summary

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.

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Roots: The Next Generations Seasons

Season 0

First Air Date:
1 Episodes

Season 1

First Air Date: 1979-02-18
7 Episodes

Roots: The Next Generations Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Part 1120 min
Season 1Episode 2Part 2120 min
Season 1Episode 3Part 3120 min
Season 1Episode 4Part 4120 min
Season 1Episode 5Part 5120 min
Season 1Episode 6Part 6120 min
Season 1Episode 7Part 7120 min

  • Georg Stanford Brown

    as Tom Harvey

  • Olivia de Havilland

    as Mrs. Warner

  • Henry Fonda

    as Col. Frederick Warner

  • Paul Koslo

    as Earl Crowther

  • Avon Long

    as Chicken George Moore

  • Lynne Moody

    as Irene Harvey

  • Greg Morris

    as Beeman Jones

  • Marc Singer

    as Andy Warner

  • Richard Thomas

    as Jim Warner

  • Fay Hauser

    as Carrie Barden

  • Brian Stokes Mitchell

    as John Dolan

  • Debbi Morgan

    as Elizabeth Harvey

  • Kathleen Doyle

    as Lucy Damson

  • Ja'net DuBois

    as Sally Harvey

  • Slim Gaillard

    as Sam Wesley

  • Harry Morgan

    as Bob Campbell

  • Roger E. Mosley

    as Lee Garnet

  • Stan Shaw

    as Will Palmer

  • Irene Cara

    as Bertha Palmer Haley

  • James Daly

    as R.S.M. Boyce

  • Ossie Davis

    as Dad Jones

  • Ruby Dee

    as Queen Victoria Haley

  • Dorian Harewood

    as Simon Haley

  • Kene Holliday

    as Detroit

  • George Voskovec

    as Mr. Goldstein

  • Hal Williams

    as Aleck Haley

  • Bever-Leigh Banfield

    as Cynthia Palmer

  • E. Lamont Johnson

    as Frank Warner, age 20

  • Bernie Casey

    as Bubba Haywood

  • Pam Grier

    as Francey

  • Rosey Grier

    as Big Slew Johnson

  • Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    as Capt. Bowker

  • Percy Rodriguez

    as Boyd Moffatt

  • John Rubinstein

    as Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck

  • Diana Douglas

    as Mrs. Andy Warner

  • Jason Wingreen

    as Judge Quartermain

  • Maidie Norman

    as Sister Scrap Scott

  • Bruce French

    as Calloway

  • Robert Culp

    as Lyle Pettijohn

  • Dina Merrill

    as Mrs. Hickinger

  • Brock Peters

    as Ab Decker

  • Beah Richards

    as Cynthia Palmer

  • Paul Winfield

    as Dr. Horace Huguley

  • Lynn Hamilton

    as Cousin Georgia Anderson

  • Kristoff St. John

    as Alex Haley, age 12

  • Logan Ramsey

    as D.L. Lewis

  • Dennis Fimple

    as Sheriff Duffy

  • Debbie Allen

    as Nan Branch Haley

  • Damon Evans

    as Alex Haley, ages 17-25

  • Andy Griffith

    as Cmdr. Robert Munroe

  • Diahann Carroll

    as Zeona Haley

  • Rafer Johnson

    as Nelson

  • Carmen McRae

    as Lila

  • John Hancock

    as Scotty

  • Della Reese

    as Mrs. Lydia Branch

  • Telma Hopkins

    as Daisy

  • Milt Kogan

    as Mel Klein

  • Barbara Barrie

    as Dodie Brattle

  • Marlon Brando

    as George Lincoln Rockwell

  • James Broderick

    as Dr. Lewis

  • Lee Chamberlin

    as Odile Richards

  • Michael Constantine

    as Dr. Vansina

  • Norman Fell

    as Bernie Raymond

  • Al Freeman Jr.

    as Malcolm X

  • James Earl Jones

    as Alex Haley

  • Claudia McNeil

    as Sister Will Ada

  • Linda Hopkins

    as Singer

  • Bobby Short

    as Pianist

  • Jane Rose

    as Mrs. Bullfinch

  • Howard Rollins

    as George Haley

  • Johnny Sekka

    as Ebou Manga

  • Kim Fields

    as Lydia Haley
Writing Alex Haley Writer
Sound Gerald Fried Music
Camera Joseph M. Wilcots Director of Photography
Art Robert MacKichan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Tom Dawson Costume Design
Production Stan Margulies Producer
Production David L. Wolper Executive Producer

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