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Roots: The Next Generations
1979TV-14ABC
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.Read more
- Season
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- Rated 7.5 out of 10
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Part 7
S01 · E07 · Aired Feb 25, 1979
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- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Feb 18, 1979
- Last aired
- Feb 25, 1979
- Created by
- Alex Haley
- Networks
- ABC
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Community rating
- 7.5 / 10 from 36 votes