Based on: The novel by Alex Haley
Starring: Irene Cara, Debbie Allen, Brown George Stanford, Barbara Barrie, James Daly, George Stanford Brown, Ossie Davis, Marlon Brando, James Broderick, James Earl Jones, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Pam Grier
Directed by: Ernest Kinoy, John Erman
Story:
This follow-up to the hugely successful 'Roots' (1977) traces the next generation of Kunta Kinte's family from 1882 onwards, and examines the changing face of racism and the African-American struggle for true emancipation. It follows the life of author Alex Haley (James Earl Jones) up to 1970s America, and then turns full-circle to go back to the birthplace of Kunte Kinte. Just like the first series, this features a superb who's who of African-American actors of their day, along with Hollywood heavyweights such as Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Harry Morgan. Marlon Brando also stars in the unusual role of the Aryan leader of a Nazi organisation.
| Roots: The Next Generations | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Format | Period piece |
| Created by | Alex Haley |
| Directed by | John Erman (eps. 1, 3, 4, 7) Charles S. Dubin (ep. 2) Georg Stanford Brown (ep. 5) Lloyd Richards (ep. 6) |
| Produced by | Stan Margulies |
| Starring | James Earl Jones Dorian Harewood Irene Cara Stan Shaw Georg Stanford Brown Debbi Morgan |
| Music by | Gerald Fried |
| Budget | US$16.6 million |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English/Mandinka |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | February 18, 1979 – February 24, 1979 |
| Running time | 840 minutes |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Preceded by | |
| Followed by | |
Broadcast history
Roots: The Next Generations originally aired on ABC as 7 two-hour episodes for consecutive nights from February 18 to February 24, 1979.
| Episode | Approximate time period | Featured Kinte family member(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken George | Tom and Irene Harvey | Elizabeth Harvey | Cynthia Harvey Palmer | Will Palmer | Bertha Palmer Haley | Simon Haley | Alex Haley | ||
| Part I | 1882 – 1883 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Part II | 1896 – 1897 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Part III | 1914 – 1917 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Part IV | 1917 – 1921 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Part V | 1932 – 1933 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Part VI | 1939 – 1950 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Part VII | 1960 – 1967 | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Awards
Won
Emmy Awards:
Best Limited Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special - Marlon Brando for "Episode VII"
Nominations
Golden Globe Awards:
Best TV Series - Drama
Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special - Al Freeman Jr. for "Episode VII"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special - Paul Winfield for "Episode V"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Ruby Dee
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special - Ernest Kinoy for "Episode I"
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. (Henning is about 48 miles north of Memphis, which is on the Mississippi River and in the southwest corner of the state, and which was then the largest city in it.) 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
(Wikipedia)
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