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Roots

2016 · 1 season · Drama · Action & Adventure

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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Malachi Kirby portraitMalachi KirbyKunta KinteJonathan Rhys Meyers portraitJonathan Rhys MeyersTom LeaForest Whitaker portraitForest WhitakerFiddlerLaurence Fishburne portraitLaurence FishburneAlex HaleyBabs Olusanmokun portraitBabs OlusanmokunOmoro Kinte

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Season 14 episodes · 2016

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