Roots
Directed by:
Bruce BeresfordCinematography:
Peter Menzies Jr.Composer:
Alex HeffesCast:
Adam Fergus, Laurence Fishburne, Lane Garrison, T.I., Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Mekhi Phifer, Erica Tazel, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke, Babs Olusanmokun (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
After more than 20 years in England, Chicken George is given his freedom and he returns to the Lea farm. In his absence, his family was sold off to North Carolina, where he tracks them down. He is reunited with Matilda but finds his youngest boy, a master blacksmith, is now the leader of the family. A quiet, hardworking young man, Tom nurses a rage against his father, who he blames for abandoning the family. George meets up with a young, hot-headed slave, Cyrus, with whom he joins the Memphis Colored Battery; as the war ends, Chicken George and Cyrus barely escape with their lives. Inspired by a vision of Kunta Kinte, George's son Tom rescues him and, once home, leads his family to embark on a new life. True to Kunta's hope, the family finally finds freedom and keeps the family and its traditions intact. In 1976, Alex Haley, a seventh-generation descendant of Kunta Kinte, authors and publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Roots: The Saga of an American Family. (History Channel)
(more)Cast
![Adam Fergus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/226/163226356_8d10da.jpg)
Adam Fergus
Ireland
Best series:
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal (2019) (series)
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Roots (2016) (series)
![Laurence Fishburne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/130/162130273_ac4662.jpg)
![Lane Garrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275107_a831ef.jpg)
Lane Garrison
USA
Best series:
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
Yellowstone (2018) (series)
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![T.I.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276931_ef4b3a.jpg)
![Jonathan Rhys Meyers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271215_e3b2c5.jpg)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Ireland
Best series:
Vikings (2013) (series)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Regé-Jean Page](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060287_a3297e.jpg)
Regé-Jean Page
UK
Best series:
Roots (2016) (series)
Fresh Meat (2011) (series)
Bridgerton (2020) (series)
![Anna Paquin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/006/164006696_28276b.jpg)
Anna Paquin
Canada
Best series:
Euphoria (2019) (series) - a.f.
The Affair (2014) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Mekhi Phifer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269465_925bc3.jpg)
Mekhi Phifer
USA
Best series:
Roots (2016) (series)
Love, Victor (2020) (series)
White Collar (2009) (series)
![Erica Tazel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630577_a1af09.jpg)
Erica Tazel
Best series:
Firefly (2002) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
Genius (2017) (series)
![Emayatzy Corinealdi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/235/162235899_5a9c13.jpg)
Emayatzy Corinealdi
USA
Best series:
Roots (2016) (series)
Ballers (2015) (series)
Criminal Minds (2005) (series)
![Malachi Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/826/160826650_1ef6aa.jpg)
Malachi Kirby
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Derek Luke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/871/161871583_f2b2bf.jpg)
Derek Luke
USA
Best series:
The Americans (2013) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
13 Reasons Why (2017) (series)
![Babs Olusanmokun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/473/166473704_3d9552.jpg)
Babs Olusanmokun
Nigeria
Best series:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Anika Noni Rose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/055/165055936_1da45b.jpg)
Anika Noni Rose
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Pantheon (2022) (series)
Maid (2021) (series)
![Forest Whitaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438982_ed2bec.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
Andor (2022) (series)
Godfather of Harlem (2019) (series)
Mark Ashworth
Best series:
Banshee (2013) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
The Walking Dead (2010) (series)
Jackson Beals
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Treme (2010) (series)
Banshee (2013) (series)
Kesha Bullard
Best series:
Treme (2010) (series)
American Horror Story (2011) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Jason Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269086_26a4d9.jpg)
Jason Carter
UK
Best series:
Roots (2016) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) (series)
![Ian Casselberry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/826/160826191_cc5e1c.jpg)