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Roots

2016 Ended

6.9/10 180 votes

DramaAction & Adventure

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

Cast:: Malachi Kirby, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America, Brazil, Estonia
Network:: History

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Seasons

1 available

Season 1

Episodes

Episode 3 selected

E01

Episode 1

★ 3.6

Part 1

2016-05-30 · 90m

In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 2.2

Part 2

2016-05-31 · 90m

Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army. Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend him and amputate half of his foot to ensure he never runs off again. John Waller sells Kunta to his younger brother, William.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 2.2

Part 3

2016-06-01 · 90m

George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George. George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children. Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 2.6

Part 4

2016-06-02 · 90m

Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.

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