Series · Drama, Action & Adventure
Roots (2016)
Your name is your shield.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
- Writers
- Alex Haley, Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
- Network
- History
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- May 30, 2016
- Status
- Ended
Cast
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
Tony CurranConnelly
Katie McGuinnessElizabeth Waller
Shannon LucioPatricia Lea
Erica TazelMatilda
David ShiflettChicken Fight Gambler
Regé-Jean PageChicken George
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Winslow
Emyri CrutchfieldTeen Miss Kizzy
Episodes
0/4 watched- Episode 1: Part 11 h 30 min · May 30, 2016
- Episode 2: Part 21 h 30 min · May 31, 2016
- Episode 3: Part 31 h 30 min · Jun 1, 2016
- Episode 4: Part 41 h 30 min · Jun 2, 2016
