Alex Haley's Queen: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Alex Haley's Queen (1993): Drama, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
There are two sides to every story as the saying goes. For Alex Haley, one side was "Roots", the towering chronicle tracing seven generations of his mother's family. The other side comes to the screen in Alex Haley's Queen, the remarkable history of a paternal side of the author's family.
Halle Berry plays Queen, daughter of a slave and a male plantation owner. During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond, Queen searches for a home in the two cultures of her heritage and at times is shunned by both.
Through it all, Queen experiences both sides of segregation and prejudice due to her light skinned complexion. However, the rejection and even hate are no match for her unconquerable will.
Series details
- Title: Alex Haley's Queen
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, History
- Premiere date: 1993-02-14
- Final broadcast date listed: 1993-02-28
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 100 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 18287
- IMDb ID: tt0105937
- TVDB ID: 85518
Cast and credited roles
- Halle Berry — Queen
- Jasmine Guy — Easter
- Danny Glover — Alec Haley
- Ann-Margret — Sally Jackson
- Madge Sinclair — Dora
- Martin Sheen — Col. James Jackson Senior
- Ossie Davis — Parson Dick
- Patricia Clarkson — Lizzie
- Paul Winfield — Cptn. Jack
- Sada Thompson — Miss Mandy
- Tim Daly — Col. James Jackson Jr.
- Christopher Allport — Union Officer
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1993-02-14; final listed air date 1993-02-28; episode order: 3.
Source and licence
Adapted from Alex Haley's Queen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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