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📺 Series

Roots

📅 1977 ⭐ 7.4 🕐 90 min US US

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries 8 episodes
E1
Part I 1977-01-23
E2
Part II 1977-01-24
E3
Part III 1977-01-25
E4
Part IV 1977-01-26
E5
Part V 1977-01-27
E6
Part VI 1977-01-28
E7
Part VII 1977-01-29
E8
Part VIII 1977-01-30
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