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Roots – Miniseries, Episode 1: Full Cast & Crew Aired May 30, 2016 Drama
In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta; Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders; after arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta. TV-14 Air Date: May 30, 2016 See TV Episode Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Laurence Fishburne Alex Haley Actor Malachi Kirby Kunta Kinte Actor Forest Whitaker Fiddler Actor Regé-Jean Page Chicken George Actor Anna Paquin Nancy Holt Actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Tom Lea Actor T.I. Cyrus Actor Anika Noni Rose Kizzy Actor Emayatzy Corinealdi Belle Actor Matthew Goode Dr. William Waller Actor Mekhi Phifer Jerusalem Actor James Purefoy John Waller Actor Chad L. Coleman Mingo Actor Will Packer Executive Producer Marc Toberoff Executive Producer Mark Wolper Executive Producer Lawrence Konner Executive Producer Mark Rosenthal Executive Producer Barry Jossen Executive Producer