Roots: The Next Generations

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Release Date

2/18/1979

Runtime

7 eps, 420 mins

Genres

Drama

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.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

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An unflinching multi-generational saga tracing one African-American family's struggle through emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era. The narrative unfolds with deliberate care, grounding systemic injustice in intimate family moments and individual acts of resilience.