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- It will be simulcast on the History, Lifetime and A&E channels, with a sprawling cast that includes Laurence Fishburne; Forest Whitaker; Anika Noni Rose; Anna Paquin; the rapper T.I.; and the English newcomer Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte, the central character.
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Roots (TV Mini Series 2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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
Learn more about the full cast of Roots with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
- Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, John Erman
- 1
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.
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 ...
Feb 19, 2022 · The cast of Roots share stories of their experience working on the mini-series, as well as their personal journeys, since the show aired.
- 5 min
- 8.8K
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
Learn more about the full cast of Roots: The Next Generations with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
