Roots: The Next Generations

American TV miniseries
TVSeries television_series Q1247494
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Roots: The Next Generations

Summary

Roots: The Next Generations is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roots: The Next Generations is the creator of The Next Generations — creator (P170): Marlon Brando[3].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's instance of is recorded as The Next Generations — instance of (P31): television series[4].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's instance of is recorded as The Next Generations — instance of (P31): miniseries[5].
  • Roots: The Next Generations was directed by The Next Generations — director (P57): John Erman[6].
  • The Next Generations — screenwriter (P58): Ernest Kinoy wrote the screenplay for Roots: The Next Generations[7].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's composer is recorded as The Next Generations — composer (P86): Gerald Fried[8].
  • A cast member of Roots: The Next Generations was The Next Generations — cast member (P161): James Earl Jones[9].
  • The original language of Roots: The Next Generations was The Next Generations — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[10].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's original broadcaster is recorded as The Next Generations — original broadcaster (P449): American Broadcasting Company[11].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's country of origin is recorded as The Next Generations — country of origin (P495): United States[12].
  • Roots: The Next Generations began on +1979-02-18T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Roots: The Next Generations ended on +1979-02-24T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[15].
  • Roots: The Next Generations's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Roots: The Next Generations was directed by The Next Generations — director (P57): John Erman[6]. The Next Generations — screenwriter (P58): Ernest Kinoy wrote the screenplay for it[7]. A cast member of it was The Next Generations — cast member (P161): James Earl Jones[9]. It is the creator of The Next Generations — creator (P170): Marlon Brando[3].

Publication

The original language of Roots: The Next Generations was The Next Generations — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[10].

Why It Matters

Roots: The Next Generations ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Composer Gerald Fried
    Creator Marlon Brando
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