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Roots

2016 Drama, Action & Adventure 1 season

TMDB rating 6.9/10 Ended

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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    TMDB rating 2.7/10

Cast and details

  • Malachi KirbyKunta Kinte
  • Jonathan Rhys MeyersTom Lea
  • Forest WhitakerFiddler
  • Laurence FishburneAlex Haley
  • Babs OlusanmokunOmoro Kinte
  • Matthew GoodeWilliam Waller
  • James PurefoyJohn Waller
  • Emayatzy CorinealdiBelle
  • Anika Noni RoseKizzy
  • Roman L. ArmstrongKunta Kinte
  • Derek LukeSilla Ba Dibba
  • Chris ObiKintango
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History
First aired
May 30, 2016
Latest episode
Jun 2, 2016

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