Episodes(8)
Plots(1)
Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga began with Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family's saga is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gained emancipation. Roots made its greatest impression on the ratings and widespread popularity it garnered. On average, 130 million - almost half the country at the time - saw all or part of the series. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Olivia Cole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279436_c4b769.jpg)
Olivia Cole
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - a.f.
North and South (1985) (series)
Maya Angelou
USA
![LeVar Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/527/162527680_367686.png)
LeVar Burton
West Germany
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (2010) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Ben Vereen
USA
Best series:
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
Oz (1997) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Edward Asner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269135_d63131.jpg)
Edward Asner
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series) - actor, a.f.
Justice League Unlimited (2004) (series)
Cobra Kai (2018) (series)
![O.J. Simpson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/194/164194571_89e4f5.jpg)
O.J. Simpson
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Who Is America? (2018) (series)
![Louis Gossett Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405843_318767.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best series:
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
Longstreet (1971) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Vic Morrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/933/164933565_5f80fe.jpg)
Vic Morrow
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (series)
![John Amos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268988_2318ad.jpg)
John Amos
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
My Name Is Earl (2005) (series)
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
![Madge Sinclair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/230/162230376_322420.jpg)
Madge Sinclair
Jamaica
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - a.f.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (series)
![Thayer David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452458_4c4fd4.jpg)
Thayer David
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Dark Shadows (1966) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Carolyn Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422080_39004c.png)
Carolyn Jones
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Addams Family (1964) (series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (series)
![Macdonald Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656078_c27948.jpg)
Macdonald Carey
USA
Best series:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Rawhide (1959) (series)
![Scatman Crothers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271571_15ad63.jpg)
Scatman Crothers
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972) (series)
Taxi (1978) (series)
![George Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273096_f83c9a.jpg)
George Hamilton
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Grace and Frankie (2015) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Ian McShane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378559_eb47e8.jpg)
Ian McShane
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Wire (2002) (series) - a.f.
Roots (1977) (series)
![Richard Roundtree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271750_717a15.jpg)
Richard Roundtree
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
![Lloyd Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267685_75cc3e.jpg)
Lloyd Bridges
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
![Georg Stanford Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058464_69128d.jpg)
Georg Stanford Brown
Cuba
Best series:
Police Squad! (1982) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
![Brad Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273346_bd9d34.jpg)
Brad Davis
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (series)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972) (series)