Roots (2016)
2016 · 1 season · 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.
Starring Malachi Kirby, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Babs Olusanmokun.
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