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Roots

TV • 2016

Roots

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.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 181
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DramaAction & Adventure

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Top 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

Questlove

Questlove

Executive Music Producer

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Co-Executive Producer

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Korin Williams

Co-Executive Producer

Will Packer

Will Packer

Executive Producer

Marc Toberoff

Marc Toberoff

Executive Producer

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Karen Mayeda Vranek

Co-Producer

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Mark Wolper

Executive Producer

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Alissa M. Kantrow

Line Producer

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Ann Kindberg

Producer

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Release

May 30, 2016

Episode Runtime

N/A

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Episodes

4 • 1 seasons