ROOTS (2016 MINISERIES) - BLU

Details

• Release Year: 2016
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Roots recounts one family's struggle to resist American slavery. The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, Roots reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
• Cast: Herbert Cavalier Jr.; Jonathan Rhys Meyers; Malachi Kirby; Forest Whitaker; Laurence Fishburne; Babs Olusanmokun; Kerry Sims; Matthew Goode; Regé-Jean Page; Emayatzy Corinealdi; Shannon Lucio; James Purefoy; Erica Tazel; Derek Luke; Katie McGuinness; Anika Noni Rose; Tony Curran; Adam Fergus; Nokuthula Ledwaba; Carol Sutton; Chris Obi; Roman Armstrong; Cortney McClelland Jr.; David Shiflett; Darrell L. Shuler; Calvin Williams; Samuel A. Woodworth; Chad L. Coleman; Emyri Crutchfield; Lane Garrison; T.I.; G. Hannelius; Anna Paquin; Michael James Shaw; Mekhi Phifer; Brett Rice; Mark Rolston; Sedale Threatt Jr.; Mandela Van Peebles; Kedar Williams-Stirling; Brett Baker; Simona Brown; Gabe Begneaud; James Moses Black; Hakeem Kae-Kazim; Jason Bayle; Andrew Block; Gregory Bright; Miles Doleac; James Gracie; Mary Aphane; Dominic Burgess; Colby Arps; Danny Cosmo; John P. Fertitta; Mark Ashworth; Jared Bankens; David Dahlgren; Jim Gleason; Lucius Baston; LeVar Burton; Darren Darnborough; Ann Hamilton; Kyle Baughman; Tony Caprari; Lola Fyke; Bowie Hamilton; Jackson Beals; B.J. Grogan; Garrett Kruithof; Chukwuma Onwuchekwa; BRANDON bracey; Ousmane Dagno; Octavius J. Johnson; Brett Lapeyrouse; Kesha Bullard; Sharleen Dziire; David Kallaway; Sharon K. London; Jason Carter; Mbulelo Grootboom; David Kency; Jaylin Ogle; Ian Casselberry; Robert Hobbs; Dylan Kenin; Shane Partlow; Ladson Deyne; Thomas Tah Hyde III; Carrie Lazar; Marco St. John; Kirby Jackson; Anthony Marble; Henry Frost; Ben Kgosimore; Isaiah Margan; Lance Tafelski; Renell Gibbs; Bonko Cosmo Khoza; Eric Mendenhall; Charley Vance; Jaedon Godley; Kadialy Kouyate; David Midthunder; George Villas; Carlacia Grant; Jaren Mitchell; Patrick Weathers; Kelvin Harrison Jr.; Kaden Washington Lewis; John Neisler; Josh Whites; Joy Jacobson; Mondi Abenico Makhoba; Dickson Obahor; George Wilson; Betty Jeune; Pierre Malherbe; Tom Proctor; Sam Malone; Roxy Marosa; Joe Sartee; Spence Maughon; Denise Milfort; Saniyya Sidney; Carel Nel; Carl Palmer; Kiera Strauss; Ernest Ndlovu; Lawrence Turner; Nandi Nyembe; Wayne Pére; Peace Nzirawa; Terence Rosemore; Prince Sonni Ochuba; Aaron K Smalls; Jonathan Pienaar; Frankie Smith; Zak Rowlands; Brandon Stacy; Mavuso Simelane; Matt Story; Lyndon Stratford; Jay Thames; Lemogang Tsipa; Mary Twala; Donald Watkins; Trevayne Weber; James Yeargain; Ebby Weyime; Siphiwe Zungu; Pakamisa Zwedala; Kirk H. Andersen; Brett Beoubay; Gabriel Byrd; Queen Byrd; Jeff Caperton; Tyfanni Cassidy; Michelle L. Clarke; Dudley Fuqua; Juan Gaspard; Creole Gaudet; Steven Grossman; Christopher Gulas; Catherine Humphrey; Ed Kendrick; Donald M. Krause; Deveney Marshall; Aaron N. Martin; Marco M. McQueen; Harlon Miller; Mike R. Moreau; Ron M Patterson; Brandon Pettis; Jordan Smith; Lisa Ann Smith; Lisha Wheeler; Jon Arthur; Ron Centanni; Holly Bonney; James Breaux; Bryan Michael Hall; Cynthia LeBlanc; Gary Wayne Loper; Bruce Beresford; Thomas Carter; Phillip Noyce; Mario Van Peebles; Alex Haley; Lawrence Konner; Mark Rosenthal; Alison McDonald; Charles Murray
• Director: Bruce Beresford
• Runtime: 6:23
• Company: A&E
• Media Format: Series