Roots
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.
Roots is a TV series first shown in 1977. TMDB lists 1 season and 8 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Drama. TMDB score 7.4/10 from 252 votes.
1Seasons
8Episodes
90mEpisode runtime
252TMDB votes
