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Roots

Roots

2016·TV series·1 season · 4 episodes

Drama, Action & Adventure

6.9 / 10 (181 votes)

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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Original language
English
First aired
30 May 2016

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

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