
Overview
Based on Alex Haley’s best-selling novel about his African ancestors, "Roots" is the story of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The saga follows the different generations up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte’s grandson, Chicken George (Ben Vereen) gained emancipation.
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- TMDB ID
- 122679 ↗
- First aired
- 2007-04-17
- Last aired
- 2007-05-29
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 573 min
- Creators
- David L. Wolper
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—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)
—Not rated in Spain (ES)
—Not rated in France (FR)
—Not rated in United States of America (US)
—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)
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