Roots
“Your name is your shield.”
2016Drama · Action & Adventure
First aired
May 30, 2016
TMDB Score
69% match · 181 votes
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Part 4
Season 1 · Jun 2, 2016 · 1h 30m
E01▶Part 1
May 30, 2016 · 1h 30m
E02▶Part 2
May 31, 2016 · 1h 30m
E03▶Part 3
Jun 1, 2016 · 1h 30m
E04PlayingPart 4
Jun 2, 2016 · 1h 30m
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.
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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