LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte / Toby
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- TV-MA1977 · Historical drama · 1 season
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Episode Guide
- 1. S1 E1 Jan 23, 1977
- Kunta Kinte is kidnapped on the way back from his ritual manhood training.
- 2. Part II Jan 24, 1977
- Kunta is put up for auction; he goes to the Reynolds plantation, where he is befriended.
- 3. Part III Jan 25, 1977
- In 1776, still driven by his memories as a Mandinka warrior, Kunta, now renamed Toby, escapes.
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
- 8 (re-edited to 6 for video)
- David L. Wolper
- January 23 –, January 30, 1977
- ABC
A historical drama based on Alex Haley's family history, from slavery to freedom. Watch the trailer, cast, episodes, trivia, reviews and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- (18K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- TV-14
- 1977-01-23
Watch the eight-hour event series based on Alex Haley's novel, starring Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Anna Paquin. Roots follows the journey of one family from Africa to America and their fight for freedom and legacy.
- Malachi Kirby
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" that chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find more like this on IMDb.
- (8.5K)
- 3 min
- TV-MA
- 73
Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants.
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The release of the novel, combined with its hugely popular television adaptation, Roots (1977), led to a cultural sensation in the United States. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including twenty-two weeks at number one.
