Roots: The Next Generations(1979)
- 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.
Cast

Debbi Morgan
Elizabeth Harvey

Dorian Harewood
Simon Haley

Stan Shaw
Will Palmer

Paul Koslo
Earl Crowther

Marc Singer
Andy Warner

Lynn Hamilton
Cousin Georgia Anderson

Irene Cara
Bertha Palmer Haley

Fay Hauser
Carrie Warner

Bever-Leigh Banfield
Cynthia Palmer

Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey

Lynne Moody
Irene Harvey

Henry Fonda
Colonel Frederick Warner

Richard Thomas
Jim Warner

Ruby Dee
Queen Haley

Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Warner

Beah Richards
Cynthia Palmer

Kathleen Doyle
Lucy Damson

Don Keefer
Mr. Hapgood

Royce Wallace
Minnie

Damu King
Sergeant Washington
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