Roots (2016)

Your name is your shield.

TV Series · Drama, Action & Adventure · 1 season · Rated 6.9/10 on TMDB · First aired May 30, 2016 · Ended

Overview

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 as Kunta Kinte
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea
• Forest Whitaker as Fiddler
• Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley
• Babs Olusanmokun as Omoro Kinte

Seasons

• Season 1 · 4 episodes · 2016

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