Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants. It first aired on May 30, 2016, and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, T.I. and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. It was produced on a budget of $50 million.
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Country of origin | United States
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Original language | English
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No. of episodes | 4
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Producer | Ann Kindberg
George Parra Will Packer (executive) Marc Toberoff (executive) Mark Wolper (executive) LeVar Burton (co-executive) Korin Huggins (co-executive) Alissa M. Kantrow (line) Dirk Hoogstra (production executive) Michael Stiller (development executive) |
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Original release | May 30
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