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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.
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Roots
2016 1 seasons · 4 eps English
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
“Your name is your shield.”
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Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
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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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Premiered 2016 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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AWARDS
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Co-production across United States of America, Brazil, Estonia.
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CAST
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Airs on History.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 4
- Premiered
- 2016-05-30
- Last aired
- 2016-06-02
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Brazil, Estonia
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