Roots

Roots - Season 1 Episode 1 Part 1

Your name is your shield. 2016-06-02 United States of America, Brazil, Estonia 48 minutes.

6.90 179 votes

Drama Action & Adventure based on novel or book slavery plantation remake miniseries 18th century historical drama kunta kinte

Episodes
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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 May 30, 2016

1 - 1

Part 1 May 30, 2016
1 - 2

Part 2 May 31, 2016
1 - 3

Part 3 Jun 01, 2016
1 - 4

Part 4 Jun 02, 2016

Overview

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.

Year 2016

Studio History

Director

Crew Questlove (Executive Music Producer), LeVar Burton (Co-Executive Producer), Korin Williams (Co-Executive Producer), Will Packer (Executive Producer), Marc Toberoff (Executive Producer), Karen Mayeda Vranek (Co-Producer)

Popularity 6.5341

Language English

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