Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

Story

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Series Cast

• Debbi Morgan Elizabeth Harvey 6 episodes
• Dorian Harewood Simon Haley 5 episodes
• Paul Koslo Earl Crowther 4 episodes
• Marc Singer Andy Warner 4 episodes
• Lynn Hamilton Cousin Georgia Anderson 4 episodes
• Stan Shaw Will Palmer 4 episodes
• Fay Hauser Carrie Barden 4 episodes
• Bever-Leigh Banfield Cynthia Harvey Palmer (archive footage) 4 episodes
• Irene Cara Bertha Palmer Haley 3 episodes
• Henry Fonda Colonel Frederick Warner 3 episodes
• Richard Thomas Jim Warner 3 episodes
• Ruby Dee Queen Haley 3 episodes
• Olivia de Havilland Mrs. Warner 2 episodes
• Beah Richards Cynthia Palmer 2 episodes
• Georg Stanford Brown Tom Harvey 2 episodes
• Lynne Moody Irene Harvey 2 episodes
• Kathleen Doyle Lucy Damson 2 episodes
• Don Keefer Mr. Hapgood 2 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries1979 · 7 episodes
• Specials1 episode