Roots

tv show

4 total episodes

1 seasons

First Aired May 30, 2016

Genres:

Drama
Action & Adventure

Overview

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

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Part 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 2h 30m

Air Date

June 02, 2016

Overview

Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.

Crew

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Mark Rosenthal
as
Teleplay
Bruce Beresford
as
Director
Lawrence Konner
as
Teleplay
Alex Haley
as
Novel
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David Beatty
as
Editor
Peter Menzies Jr.
as
Director of Photography

Guest Stars

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
as
Winslow
Renell Gibbs
as
Black Soldier
Emayatzy Corinealdi
as
Belle
Anika Noni Rose
as
Kizzy
Anna Paquin
as
Nancy Holt
Mekhi Phifer
as
Jerusalem
T.I.
as
Cyrus
Carlacia Grant
as
Irene
Derek Luke
as
Silla Ba Dibba
Erica Tazel
as
Matilda
Joy Jacobson
as
Charlotte Murray
David Shiflett
as
Chicken Fight Gambler

Roots

Genres:

Overview

Part 4

Air Date

Overview

Mark Rosenthal

Bruce Beresford

Lawrence Konner

Alex Haley

David Beatty

Peter Menzies Jr.

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Renell Gibbs

Emayatzy Corinealdi

Anika Noni Rose

Anna Paquin

Mekhi Phifer

T.I.

Carlacia Grant

Derek Luke

Erica Tazel

Joy Jacobson

David Shiflett