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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.

IMDb rating
7.8 (3,014 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Seasons

Season 1 (1979)

6.29 avg 7 episodes 6.5 → 6.3 99 min avg

Ep 1: 6.5 · 117 votesEp 2: 6.3 · 104 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 109 votesEp 4: 6.1 · 107 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 103 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 104 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 114 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Part I (1882-1883)6.5117
2Part II (1896-1897)6.3104
3Part III (1914-1918)6.5109
4Part IV (1918-1921)6.1107
5Part V (1932-1933)6.3103
6Part VI (1939-1950)6.0104
7Part VII (1960-1967)6.3114