Quick Facts
CreatorAlissa M. Kantrow
Years2016 · Ended
RatingTV-MA
GenresAction-adventure · Drama
TV Series
Roots
2016· TV-MA· Action-adventure· Drama
“Your name is your shield.”
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
2016-05-30
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Episodes
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Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
ProducerAlissa M. Kantrow
Original Music ComposerAlex Heffes
Full cast & crew (5 cast · 23 crew)
Details
First aired2016-05-30
StatusEnded
StudiosA+E Studios · Will Packer Productions · Wolper Organization
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America · Brazil · Estonia
Rating6.9/10 · 179 votes
Original languageen
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