Roots
2016 - 2016
6.9 (179)
Your name is your shield.
1 season, 4 episodes
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Top 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
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