The Seekers (miniseries)

The Seekers

Genre	Historical fiction Drama War
Based on	The Seekers (novel) by John Jakes
Written by	John Jakes Steve Hayes
Directed by	Sidney Hayers
Starring	Randolph Mantooth Delta Burke Martin Milner
Theme music composer	Gerald Fried
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Robert A. Cinader
Cinematography	Vincent A. Martinelli
Running time	240 min.
Distributor	Operation Prime Time MCA/Universal
Release
Original release	July 8, 1979 (1979-07-08)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Rebels

The Seekers is a 1979 1979 American made-for-television drama film/miniseries based on the historical novel The Seekers written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975. It is third in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The story mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, as it narrates the story of the United States of America from 1794 through 1814. In 1979, the novel was made into a television film by Operation Prime Time and premiered on HBO on July 8 and 9, 1979.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Seekers was preceded by The Bastard, first in the series, and The Rebels, second in the series.

Synopsis

The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.

↑ New York Times: Seekers - TV MiniSeries Retrieved December 15, 2013
↑ July 1979 HBO Program Guide ("The Seekers" on cover), page 6
↑ Beck, Marilyn (14 November 1979). "Randolph Mantooth Mellows After All These Years". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

Films directed by Sidney Hayers

Works by John Jakes

Brak the Barbarian	Brak the Barbarian (1968) Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress (1969) Brak the Barbarian Versus the Mark of the Demons (1969) When the Idols Walked (1978) The Fortunes of Brak (1980)

The Kent Family Chronicles	The Bastard (1974) The Rebels (1975) The Seekers (1975) The Furies (1976) The Titans (1976) The Warriors (1977) The Lawless (1978) The Americans (1979)

Other	Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972) North and South trilogy (1982–87)

Adaptations	The Bastard (1978) The Rebels (1979) The Seekers (1979) North and South miniseries (1985–94)

Operation Prime Time

Series	Entertainment Tonight (1981) Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984) Solid Gold (1980) Star Search (1983)

Movies/mini-series	Son of the Captains and the Kings (1976) Testimony of Two Men (1977) The Bastard (May 1978) Evening in Byzantium (July 1978) The Immigrants (November 1978) The Rebels (May 1979) The Seekers (1979) Jack Frost (1979) Top of the Hill (1980) Condominium (1980) The Dream Merchants (1980) The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1980) Tourist (1980) Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980) Yogi's First Christmas (1980) Goliath Awaits (1981) A Woman Called Golda (1982) Sadat (1983) Blood Feud (1983) The Jesse Owens Story (1984) A Woman of Substance (1985) The Key to Rebecca (1985) Jenny's War (1985) Hold the Dream (1986)

Key affiliates	KCOP-TV (Los Angeles) KSTW (Tacoma) KTVU (Oakland) WPIX (New York) WGN-TV (Chicago)

Distributors	Columbia Pictures Television (list of series) Hanna-Barbera Productions (list of works) Paramount Domestic Television (list of series) Universal Television (list of shows)

Miscellaneous	Bristol-Myers Broadcast syndication Fourth television network General Foods Al Masini

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