Roots

TV-MA 7.9
2016 Drama , Action & Adventure

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

  • Cast:
    Malachi Kirby , Matthew Goode , James Purefoy , Forest Whitaker , Emayatzy Corinealdi , Anika Noni Rose , Laurence Fishburne , Anna Paquin , Mekhi Phifer , Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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