Roots (2016)

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

Roots

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Babs Olusanmokun

Babs Olusanmokun

as William Waller

Emayatzy Corinealdi

Emayatzy Corinealdi

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Roman L. Armstrong

Roman L. Armstrong

as Silla Ba Dibba

Katie McGuinness

Katie McGuinness

as Elizabeth Waller

as Patricia Lea

as Chicken Fight Gambler

Regé-Jean Page

as Chicken George

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Emyri Crutchfield

Emyri Crutchfield

as Teen Miss Kizzy

Brett Lapeyrouse

Brett Lapeyrouse

as White Man #3

as Black Soldier

as Slave Dealer

as Slave Buyer #1

Genevieve Hannelius

Genevieve Hannelius

as Kizzy, age 6

Kedar Williams-Stirling

Kedar Williams-Stirling

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

as Abigail, age 7

as Charlotte Murray

as Prostitute (uncredited)

as Little Chicken George

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

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