Roots
TV-MA2016 · Drama, Action & Adventure · 1 season · 4 episodes
6.9TMDB
181 votes
181 votes
Plot summary
“Your name is your shield.”
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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Seasons
Crew
Thomas CarterDirector
Phillip NoyceDirector
Bruce BeresfordDirector
Mario Van PeeblesDirector
Alex HaleyWriter- Alissa M. KantrowProducer
- Ann KindbergProducer
Barry JossenExecutive producer- Mark WolperExecutive producer
Will PackerExecutive producer- Mark RosenthalExecutive producer
Alex HeffesMusic- Philip MillerMusic
Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
