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Roots - Season 1

"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.

Top Cast

  • Malachi Kirby

    Malachi Kirby

    Kunta Kinte

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Tom Lea

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Fiddler

  • Laurence Fishburne

    Laurence Fishburne

    Alex Haley

  • Babs Olusanmokun

    Babs Olusanmokun

    Omoro Kinte

Overview

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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