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Roots (2016)

Your name is your shield.

  • May 30, 2016
  • 1 season · 4 episodes
  • NR
TMDB user score 6.9/10 181 votes on TMDB
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Story

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

Roots: The Journey Begins with a Name | History · plays from YouTube

Where to Watch Roots

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  • Tubi TV

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Series Cast

  • Malachi Kirby Kunta Kinte 4 episodes
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers Tom Lea 4 episodes
  • Forest Whitaker Fiddler 4 episodes
  • Laurence Fishburne Alex Haley 4 episodes
  • Babs Olusanmokun Omoro Kinte 4 episodes
  • Matthew Goode William Waller 2 episodes
  • James Purefoy John Waller 2 episodes
  • Emayatzy Corinealdi Belle 2 episodes
  • Anika Noni Rose Kizzy 2 episodes
  • Roman L. Armstrong Kunta Kinte 2 episodes
  • Derek Luke Silla Ba Dibba 2 episodes
  • Chris Obi Kintango 2 episodes
  • Tony Curran Connelly 2 episodes
  • Katie McGuinness Elizabeth Waller 2 episodes
  • Shannon Lucio Patricia Lea 2 episodes
  • Erica Tazel Matilda 2 episodes
  • David Shiflett Chicken Fight Gambler 2 episodes
  • Regé-Jean Page Chicken George 2 episodes

Seasons

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