The read
The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
180 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 4 ep2016 |
Key crew
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Malachi KirbyKunta Kinte
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersTom Lea
- Forest WhitakerFiddler
- Laurence FishburneAlex Haley
- Babs OlusanmokunOmoro Kinte
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookslaveryplantationremakeminiseries18th centuryhistorical dramakunta kinte