In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.
Title | Roots - Season 1 Episode 1 Part 1 |
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Year | 2016 |
Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure |
Country | United States of America, Brazil, Estonia |
Studio | History |
Cast | Malachi Kirby, Matthew Goode, James Purefoy, Forest Whitaker, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Anika Noni Rose |
Crew | Questlove (Executive Music Producer), LeVar Burton (Co-Executive Producer), Korin Huggins (Co-Executive Producer), Will Packer (Executive Producer), Marc Toberoff (Executive Producer), Karen Mayeda Vranek (Co-Producer) |
Alternative Titles | Korzenie |
Keyword | based on novel or book, slavery, plantation, remake, miniseries, 18th century, historical drama, kunta kinte |
First Air Date | May 30, 2016 |
Last Air date | Jun 02, 2016 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 4 Episode |
Runtime | 90:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 6.90/ 10 by 160.00 users |
Popularity | 27.852 |
Language | English |