Roots: The Next Generations: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Continuing the story of Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors, this award-winning sequel to Roots picks up the story at the conclusion of the Civil War, and covers the significant historic events that impacted Haley and his family, from Reconstruction and Jim Crow, through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. The epic account concludes during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s when the author himself tracks down and eventually meets his distant kin in Gambia, West Africa while preparing to write what would become his ground--breaking novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.

Series details

• Title: Roots: The Next Generations
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 1979-02-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-02-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8427
• IMDb ID: tt0078678
• TVDB ID: 82270

Cast and credited roles

• Dorian Harewood — Simon Haley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-02-18; final listed air date 1979-02-25; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Roots: The Next Generations 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.