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The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

1977 · 1h 37m Starring LeVar Burton, Ed Asner, Georg Stanford Brown Director Gilbert Moses, John Erman

Season 1

EPISODE 1 Episode 1 Kunta Kinte, born in Gambia, West Africa, is kidnapped by invading foreigners while on the way back from his ritual manhood training and transferred to a ship bound for America. 1h 38m
EPISODE 2 Episode 2 After a harrowing three-month crossing, Kunta is put up for auction; he goes to the Reynolds plantation in Spotsylvania, Va., where he is befriended by the American-born Fiddler. 1h 36m
EPISODE 3 Episode 3 In 1776, still driven by his memories as a Mandinka warrior, Kunta, now renamed Toby, escapes; he is recaptured and crippled but family cook Bell sets out to raise his downcast spirits. 50m
EPISODE 4 Episode 4 In 1780, Kunta happily marries Bell but sadly his long-time friend Fiddler dies; Kunta wants to attempt escape again with Bell, but the birth of a daughter named Kizzy changes his mind. 50m
EPISODE 5 Episode 5 1806. The teenage Kizzy, well-versed in Mandinka history thanks to her father, and educated to read and write through her friendship with Missy Anne, falls in love with young Noah, who’s determined to escape. He eventually does with Kizzy's help, but is quickly caught and forced to reveal Kizzy's role in his escape. This prompts Dr. Reynolds to send Kizzy away to his rough-hewn cock-breeder neighbor Tom Moore. 50m
EPISODE 6 Episode 6 In 1824, Kizzy's son becomes skilled at cock-fighting earning him the name "Chicken George"; George's eventual loss in the ring results in his being sent to England to pay off a debt. 1h 39m

Box Set

Roots: The Complete Miniseries

Emancipation
Roots
Roots: The Next Generations
Amistad
12 Years a Slave
Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Just Mercy
The Underground Railroad

Cast & Crew

LeVar Burton Kunta Kinte / Toby
Ed Asner Capt. Thomas Davies
Georg Stanford Brown Tom Harvey
Maya Angelou Nyo Boto
Moses Gunn Kintango
Thalmus Rasulala Omoro
R‌W Renn Woods Fanta
Cicely Tyson Binta
O. J. Simpson Kadi Touray
Ralph Waite Slater
Louis Gossett Jr. Fiddler

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