Roots
Season 1
S1 · E1 · May 30, 2016
Part 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · May 31, 2016
Part 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jun 1, 2016
Part 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jun 2, 2016
Part 4 Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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“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.
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Cast
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Bruce Beresford Director · Phillip Noyce Director Mario Van Peebles Director
Director
Bruce Beresford
Director
Phillip Noyce
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Author
Alex Haley
Executive producer
Lawrence Konner
Executive producer
Mark Rosenthal
Executive producer
Will Packer
Composer
Alex Heffes
Composer
Philip Miller
Cinematographer
Peter Menzies Jr.
Cinematographer
Sharone Meir
Editor
David Beatty
Editor
Martin Nicholson
Editor
Greg Babor
Costume designer
Ruth E. Carter
Total runtime 7h 0m · Episode length 105 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
May 30, 2016
Final episode
June 2, 2016
Status
Ended
Network
History
Country
United States
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
105 min
Total runtime
7h 0m
Original language
English
Production
A+E Studios
Production
Will Packer Productions
Production
The Wolper Organization
Production
United States · Brazil · Estonia
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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