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Genre | Historical drama |
Based on | Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley |
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Narrated by | Ike Amadi |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Cinematography | Peter Menzies, Jr. Sharone Meir |
Editor | James Wilcox |
Running time | 95 minutes |
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Network | History Channel |
Release | May 30 June 2, 2016 | –
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Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants. It first aired on May 30, 2016, and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, T.I. and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. It was produced on a budget of $50 million.[1]