Roots - Season 1 Episode 1

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Episode 1 Current

Roots – S01E01 – Part 1

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Episode 2

Roots – S01E02 – Part 2

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Episode 3

Roots – S01E03 – Part 3

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Episode 4

Roots – S01E04 – Part 4

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Episode Overview

In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2016-05-30

Episode Title: Part 1

Runtime: 99

Director: Phillip Noyce

Genre: Drama, History, War

Cast: Babs Olusanmokun, Chris Obi, Derek Luke, Forest Whitaker, Ike Amadi, James Purefoy, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Laurence Fishburne, Malachi Kirby, Matthew Goode

Episode Rating: 7.8 (534 votes)

Country: USA

Release Year: 2016

Rotten Tomatoes: 96

Episode Runtime: 97 min

Rated: TV-MA

First Air Date: 2016-05-30

Seasons: 1

Status: Ended

Creators: Bruce Beresford, Thomas Carter, Alex Haley, Lawrence Konner

Awards: Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys, 5 wins & 52 nominations total

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