Laurence Fishburne
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- A+E Networks plans to simulcast Roots on its Lifetime, A&E, and History channels. The newly announced cast members join Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Laurence Fishburne, Anika Noni Rose, Chad L. Coleman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke, Malachi Kirby, and Regé-Jean Page.
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Episode Guide
- 1. Part 1 May 30, 2016
- In 1767, British slave traders purchase Kunta Kinte, a kidnapped African, and take him to Maryland.
- 2. Part 2 May 31, 2016
- Redcoats encourage slaves to join the English army; Kunta runs but slave catchers apprehend him.
- 3. Part 3 Jun 1, 2016
- George marries and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager and sells George to save his farm.
Roots (TV Mini Series 2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
Roots: With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne. An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
- (8.5K)
- 2016-05-30
- Drama, War
- 3 min
May 27, 2016 · The History Channel remake of the iconic '70s miniseries is more graphic and more punishingly intense as an account of how plantation owners brutalized slaves to surrender their identities – to...
- 2 min
- Tom Gliatto
May 31, 2016 · The 2016 remake of the Roots mini-series premiered on History Channel tonight and you can meet the full cast right here. Malachi Kirby was introduced to the world in the first night of the...
May 27, 2016 · The cast of History Channel's "Roots" remake talk about the process of making the iconic miniseries with ABC News' Byron Pitts.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
