Roots
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.
Videos
Top cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
Matthew Goode
William Waller
James Purefoy
John Waller
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Belle
Anika Noni Rose
Kizzy
Roman L. Armstrong
Kunta Kinte
Derek Luke
Silla Ba Dibba
Chris Obi
Kintango
Tony Curran
Connelly
Katie McGuinness
Elizabeth Waller
Shannon Lucio
Patricia Lea
Seasons
Where to watch
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- May 30, 2016
- Last air date
- June 2, 2016
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Network
- History
- Original language
- EN
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