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23/01/1977 Drama 1h 30m
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The Saga of an American Family.

Overview

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Reed

    Dr. William Reynolds

  2. Olivia Cole

    Mathilda

  3. Ben Vereen

    Chicken George Moore

  4. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Fiddler

  5. Leslie Uggams

    Kizzy Reynolds

  6. Lynda Day George

    Mrs. Reynolds

  7. John Amos

    Kunta Kinte

  8. Madge Sinclair

    Bell Reynolds

  9. LeVar Burton

    Kunta Kinte

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 1977 | 8 Episodes

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Recommendations

  1. Roots: The Next Generations74%
  2. Parenthood74%
  3. Alex Haley's Queen70%
  4. The Bible73%
  5. Brothers and Sisters71%
  6. The Thorn Birds72%
  7. Flowers in the Attic: The Origin72%
  8. Fosse/Verdon70%
  9. Shōgun76%
  10. Life Unexpected75%
  11. Upstairs, Downstairs78%
  12. Bleak House80%
  13. Doctor Thorne72%
  14. The Long Song67%
  15. Scarlett66%
  16. The Blue and the Gray67%
  17. Downton Abbey81%
  18. Tyler Perry's The Oval81%
  19. Chesapeake Shores78%
  20. Sanditon75%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Roots

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