Roots
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
Cast:Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Malachi Kirby , Forest Whitaker , Laurence Fishburne , Babs Olusanmokun , Kerry Sims , Tevin Paul , Matthew Goode , Regé-Jean Page , Emayatzy Corinealdi , Shannon Lucio , James Purefoy , Erica Tazel , Derek Luke , Katie McGuinness , Anika Noni Rose , Tony Curran , Adam Fergus
S1.E1 ∙ Part 1
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Part 2
Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army; Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend him and amputate half of his foot to ensure that he never runs off again. John Waller sells Kunta to his younger brother William.
S1.E3 ∙ Part 3
George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George; George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.
S1.E4 ∙ Part 4
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years; Tom, nurses a grudge against his father; George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery; Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.
