Roots (2016)
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7.9
Roots (2016)
Plot.
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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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Matthew Goode
Dr. William Waller
James Purefoy
John Waller
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Belle
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
Anika Noni Rose
Kizzy
Roman Armstrong
Kunta Kinte
Kerry Sims
Slave
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Anna Paquin
Nancy Holt
Mekhi Phifer
Jerusalem
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
T.I.
Cyrus
Carlacia Grant
Irene
Genevieve Hannelius
Missy
Saniyya Sidney
Kizzy, age 6
Questlove
Executive Music Producer
Jaylin Ogle
Young Chicken George
Ann Kindberg
Producer
Will Packer
Executive Producer
Karen Mayeda Vranek
Co-Producer
Korin Huggins
Co-Executive Producer
Cheryl Eatock
Line Producer
George Parra
Producer
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
LeVar Burton
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Executive Producer
Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer
Alissa M. Kantrow
Line Producer
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Sharone Meir
Director of Photography
Thomas Carter
Director
Bruce Beresford
Director
Phillip Noyce
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Director
Greg Babor
Editor
Martin Nicholson
Editor
James Wilcox
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 30, 2016
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
Wiki.
Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants. It first aired on May 30, 2016 and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, T.I. and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. It was produced on a budget of $50 million.
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