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 (3,047 votes)
Episode average: 6.4 -1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1979)

6.36 avg 7 episodes 6.5 → 6.4 99 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Part I (1882-1883)	6.5	119
2	Part II (1896-1897)	6.4	106
3	Part III (1914-1918)	6.6	111
4	Part IV (1918-1921)	6.2	109
5	Part V (1932-1933)	6.3	105
6	Part VI (1939-1950)	6.1	106
7	Part VII (1960-1967)	6.4	116