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        Roots
        6.9
        (162 votes)

        Roots

        2016
        Drama
        Action / Adventure
        1 season

        Overview

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

        Creators

        Director
        Mario Van Peebles
        Director
        Thomas Carter
        Director
        Bruce Beresford
        Director
        Phillip Noyce
        Novel
        Alex Haley
        Roots

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Malachi Kirby
        Malachi Kirby
        Kunta Kinte (4 episodes)
        Matthew Goode
        Matthew Goode
        Dr. William Waller (4 episodes)
        James Purefoy
        James Purefoy
        John Waller (4 episodes)
        Forest Whitaker
        Forest Whitaker
        Fiddler (4 episodes)
        Emayatzy Corinealdi
        Emayatzy Corinealdi
        Belle (4 episodes)
        Anika Noni Rose
        Anika Noni Rose
        Kizzy (4 episodes)
        Roman Armstrong
        Kunta Kinte (4 episodes)
        Laurence Fishburne
        Laurence Fishburne
        Alex Haley (4 episodes)
        Anna Paquin
        Anna Paquin
        Nancy Holt (4 episodes)
        Mekhi Phifer
        Mekhi Phifer
        Jerusalem (4 episodes)
        Jonathan Rhys Meyers
        Jonathan Rhys Meyers
        Tom Lea (4 episodes)
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        TV Show Details

        Status
        Ended after Season 1 (02/06/2016)
        Original language
        English
        Countries
        Production companies
        📖Based on novel / book
        ⛓Slavery
        Plantation
        🔄Remake
        Miniseries
        18th century
        Historical drama
        kunta kinte
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