Roots

Season 1 Episode 1: Part 1

May 30, 2016 TV-MA 1h 39m 7.9

In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Part 1

Aired: May 30, 2016

In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, h...

Episode 2 Part 2

Aired: May 31, 2016

Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army; Ku...

Episode 3 Part 3

Aired: Jun 1, 2016

George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of...

Episode 4 Part 4

Aired: Jun 2, 2016

Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years; Tom, nurses a grudge a...

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Main Cast

Malachi Kirby Kunta Kinte

Matthew Goode Dr. William Waller

James Purefoy John Waller

Forest Whitaker Fiddler

Laurence Fishburne Alex Haley

Derek Luke Silla Ba Dibba

Chris Obi Kintango

Creators

Phillip Noyce Director

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Info about Roots

Network: History

Production Countries: United States, Brazil, Estonia

Genres:Drama, War

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