Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

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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.

• Released: 1979-02-18
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 1, 7 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 36m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 36 votes

Created by Alex Haley.

Where to watch Roots: The Next Generations

• United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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