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Roots

Season 1

A four-night, eight-hour event series, "Roots" is a historical portrait of one family's journey through American slavery and their will to survive and preserve their legacy in the face of unimaginable hardship.

IMDb 7.920166 episodes

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Special Interest·Drama·Military and War

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S1 E1 - Part 1
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May 29, 2016
1 h 38 min
TV-14
In 1750 in the river region of The Gambia in West Africa, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have their first child, a son named Kunta. Kunta is trained in Mandinka customs and is a dedicated student who dreams of traveling to the university.
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S1 E2 - Part 2
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May 30, 2016
1 h 35 min
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In 1775, Kunta is working on the Waller farm when he meets English Redcoats encouraging slaves to run away and join the English army. The slaves are promised freedom if they fight for King George.
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S1 E3 - Part 3
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May 31, 2016
1 h 44 min
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As George grows to manhood, he exhibits traits of both parents. Like Tom Lea, he loves cockfighting and carousing; an accomplished trainer of gamecocks, he earns the nickname "Chicken George."
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S1 E4 - Part 4
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June 1, 2016
1 h 28 min
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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.
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