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Roots

The Saga of an American Family.

  • TV series
  • 1977
  • NR
  • 1 season
  • 8 episodes

Created by Alex Haley

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 256 votes

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Overview

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.

Roughly 12h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 8 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 90 minutes.

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Trailer

Play trailer: ROOTS (1977)

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Series cast and crew

  • Olivia Cole

    Olivia ColeMathilda
    8 episodes

  • Ben Vereen

    Ben VereenChicken Joe Moore
    8 episodes

  • John Amos

    John AmosKunta Kinte
    8 episodes

  • Madge Sinclair

    Madge SinclairBelle Reynolds
    8 episodes

  • Robert Reed

    Robert ReedDr. William Reynolds
    4 episodes

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
    3 episodes

  • Lynda Day George

    Lynda Day GeorgeMrs. Reynolds
    3 episodes

  • LeVar Burton

    LeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
    2 episodes

  • Ji-Tu Cumbuka

    Ji-Tu CumbukaWrestler
    2 episodes

  • Chuck Connors

    Chuck ConnorsTom Moore
    2 episodes

  • Leslie Uggams

    Leslie UggamsKizzy Reynolds Moore
    2 episodes

  • Lorne Greene

    Lorne GreeneJohn Reynolds
    2 episodes

  • Ralph Waite

    Ralph WaiteSlater
    2 episodes

  • Ren Woods

    Ren WoodsFanta
    2 episodes

  • Sandy Duncan

    Sandy DuncanMissy Anne Reynolds
    2 episodes

  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

    Lawrence Hilton-JacobsNoah
    2 episodes

  • Tanya Boyd

    Tanya BoydGenelva
    2 episodes

  • Thayer David

    Thayer DavidHarlan
    2 episodes

Created by
Alex Haley
Network
ABC

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