DramaAction & Adventure
Roots
“Your name is your shield.”
6.9/10 2016 1 Season 4 Episodes
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
On screen
Top Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
Matthew Goode
William Waller
James Purefoy
John Waller
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Belle
Anika Noni Rose
Kizzy
Roman L. Armstrong
Kunta Kinte
Derek Luke
Silla Ba Dibba
Chris Obi
Kintango
Episodes guide
Seasons
Season 1
4 episodes · 2016
Preview
Official Trailer
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