7.9
Roots
DramaHistoryWar
"Your name is your shield."
Release
30 May 2016Country
United States
Language
EnglishProduction
Overview
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Plot
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
Cast
Jonathan Rhys MeyersMalachi KirbyForest Whitaker
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10
Season 1
Air Date:31 May 2016
AvailablePart 1
In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.
Runtime:1h 30m
Air Date:31 May 2016Available
Episodes of Season 1
4 episodes
EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
S1 E1
