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Roots

TV-MA
2016–2016·Ended·1 Seasons·4 Episodes·105 min·History·Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday
Studio: A+E Studios, Will Packer Productions, Wolper Organization
TMDb6.9
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English · USA
USA
DramaAction & Adventure

Overview

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

Trailer

Cast

Malachi Kirby
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte

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Keywords

based on novel or bookslaveryplantationremakeminiseries18th centuryhistorical dramakunta kinte

Seasons

Season 14 episodes
2016
1
Part 1
2016-05-30
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2
Part 2
2016-05-31
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3
Part 3
2016-06-01
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4
Part 4
2016-06-02
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026