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MONEY
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1 season · 6 episodes total · ~6 per season.
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The Book of Negroes
2015 1 seasons · 6 eps French
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SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 24
Drama
Synopsis
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Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Young Aminata
Sandra Caldwell
Georgia
Dwain Murphy
Claiborne
Siyabonga Xaba
Young Chekura
Armand Aucamp
Lieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr.
Daddy Moses
Allan Hawco
Solomon Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sam Fraunces
Created by
Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2015 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Created by Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill.
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DIRECTOR
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Dialogue in French, English.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 6
- Avg episode length
- 45 min
- Premiered
- 2015-01-07
- Last aired
- 2015-02-11
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada
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