Creators:
Ernest KinoyCinematography:
Joseph M. WilcotsComposer:
Gerald FriedCast:
Georg Stanford Brown, Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Marc Singer, Richard Thomas, Robert Culp, Harry Morgan (more)Episodes(7)
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Part I (1882–1883) (E01)
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Part II (1896–1897) (E02)
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Part III (1914–1918) (E03)
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Part IV (1918–1921) (E04)
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Part V (1932–1933) (E05)
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Part VI (1939–1950) (E06)
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Part VII (1960–1967) (E07)
Plots(1)
Beginning in 1882 where the original series left off, this epic tale follows the African-American experience after the slaves were freed, but when their opportunities were still greatly limited. The journey takes the audience through the life of writer Alex Haley (played by James Earl Jones), including a dramatic concluding episode studying the influence of Malcolm X, and Haley's discovery of Kunta Kinte. (official distributor synopsis)
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Beah Richards
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Paul Winfield
USA
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Gerald McRaney
USA
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This Is Us (2016) (series)
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Ernie Hudson
USA
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How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
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Charles Robinson
USA
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This Is Us (2016) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
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Andy Griffith
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Centennial (1978) (series)
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Diahann Carroll
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Ellen (1994) (series)
White Collar (2009) (series)
John Hancock
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (series)
Taxi (1978) (series)
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Della Reese
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
MacGyver (1985) (series)
The A-Team (1983) (series)
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Barbara Barrie
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
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Marlon Brando
USA
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
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James Broderick
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
As the World Turns (1956) (series)
![Michael Constantine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419015_da22b5.jpg)
Michael Constantine
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Al Freeman Jr.
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Homicide (1993) (series)
The Cosby Show (1984) (series)
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James Earl Jones
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
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Jane Rose
USA
Best series:
Dark Shadows (1966) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
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Johnny Sekka
Senegal
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Babylon 5 (1993) (series)
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Diana Douglas
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Cold Case (2003) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
Albert Hall
USA
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
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Howard E. Rollins Jr.
USA
Best series:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Wildside (1985) (series)
All My Children (1970) (series)