Season 1
27% · 2016 · 4 Episodes
Part 4 (1x4, 2 June 2016)
Available in United States
Roots (2016)
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As of 2026-09-11, in United States: Roots streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; ad-supported on Tubi TV; rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video.
TV-MA · 2016 · Ended · 1 season · 4 episodes
TMDB 6.9 · 180 votes
- Drama
- Action & Adventure
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.
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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
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
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