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.
as Tom Harvey
as Mrs. Warner
as Col. Frederick Warner
as Earl Crowther
as Irene Harvey
as Beeman Jones
as Andy Warner
as John Dolan
as Elizabeth Harvey
as Bob Campbell
as Lee Garnet
as Will Palmer
as Bertha Palmer Haley
as Dad Jones
as Queen Victoria Haley
as Simon Haley
as Francey
as Big Slew Johnson
as Lyle Pettijohn
as Mrs. Hickinger
as Cynthia Palmer
as Dr. Horace Huguley
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
as Nan Branch Haley
as Alex Haley, ages 17-25
as Cmdr. Robert Munroe
as Zeona Haley
as Alex Haley, Age 12
as George Lincoln Rockwell
as Alex Haley
