Roots
“Your name is your shield.”
2016Drama · Action & Adventure
First aired
May 30, 2016
TMDB Score
69% match · 180 votes
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Part 1
Season 1 · May 30, 2016 · 1h 30m
E01PlayingPart 1
May 30, 2016 · 1h 30m
E02▶Part 2
May 31, 2016 · 1h 30m
E03▶Part 3
Jun 1, 2016 · 1h 30m
E04▶Part 4
Jun 2, 2016 · 1h 30m
In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.
About the Series
Synopsis
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
- First aired
- May 30, 2016
- Last aired
- June 2, 2016
- Seasons
- 1 season · 4 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- History
Top Billed Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
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