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A historical portrait of American slavery, recounting the journey of one family.

A historical portrait of American slavery, recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive, endure and ultimately carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship.

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Malachi Kirby

Forest Whitaker

Laurence Fishburne

Babatunde Olusanmokun

Simona Brown

Derek Luke

Chris Obi

James Purefoy

Katie McGuinness

Tony Curran

Matthew Goode

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Kedar Williams-Stirling

LeVar Burton

Phillip Noyce

Barry Jossen

Lawrence Konner

Will Packer

Mark Rosenthal

Marc Toberoff

Mark Wolper

Mark M Wolper

Alissa M Kantrow

Karen Mayeda Vranek

Ann Kindberg

Cheryl Eatock

Roots: Series 1: Episode 1

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Episode 1

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Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and brought to Maryland in the US.

Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and brought to Maryland in the US.

Juffere, West Africa, 1767 - young, proud Kunta Kinte is being initiated as a Mandinka warrior and ready to start thinking about his future. But a feud with a rival family results in him being kidnapped and sold to English slave traders, who are in the business of transporting shiploads of enslaved Africans to America to be sold. Following an attempted rebellion onboard the ship, Kunta is eventually brought to Maryland, where he is purchased by Virginia tobacco baron John Waller. But the young warrior's indomitable spirit is not ready to be subjugated.

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