Roots

Your name is your shield.

6.920161 Season389m

TV-MA

Ended

Drama

Action & Adventure

Overview

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

StatusEnded

First Air Date2016-05-30

Last Air Date2016-06-02

Seasons1

Episodes4

Episode Runtime389 min

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of AmericaBrazilEstonia

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Roots: The Journey Begins with a Name | History

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Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes · 2016

Cast & Crew

Malachi Kirby

as Kunta Kinte

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Tom Lea

Forest Whitaker

as Fiddler

Laurence Fishburne

as Alex Haley

Babs Olusanmokun

as Omoro Kinte

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