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Basic Info
First Air: May 30, 2016
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (170 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Last Episode
Name: Part 4
Season: 1, Episode: 4
Air Date: 2016-06-02
Runtime: 90 min
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.
Videos
Roots: The Journey Begins with a Name | History
Roots: The Journey Begins with a Name | History (YouTube)
Roots (2016) Mini-Series Full Trailer [HD]
Roots (2016) Mini-Series Full Trailer [HD] (YouTube)

Roots

2016 1 seasons 4 episodes ⭐ 6.9/10 170 votes
Overview

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

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Drama Action & Adventure
Production Countries
  • United States of America
  • Brazil
  • Estonia
Spoken Languages
  • English en
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Cast
Malachi Kirby
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Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
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Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
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Marc Toberoff
Marc Toberoff
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Mark Wolper
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Ann Kindberg
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Will Packer
Will Packer
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George Parra
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