Roots: The Next Generations
Air Date: 2/18/1979
Imdb: tt0078678
Popularity: 74.049
Vote: 7.4/10 (28)
Last Aired: 2/25/1979 12:00:00AM
Next Aired:
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 - Info
Networks: ABC

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.