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Episodes (4)
May 30, 2016
In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.
May 31, 2016
Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army; Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend him and amputate half of his foot to ensure that he never runs off again. John Waller sells Kunta to his younger brother William.
Jun 01, 2016
George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George; George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.
Jun 02, 2016
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years; Tom, nurses a grudge against his father; George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery; Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.
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Roots Season 1 (2016) is released on May 30, 2016. Watch Roots online - the Mandingo Drama TV series from United States. Roots is directed by Bruce Beresford,Thomas Carter,Phillip Noyce,Mario Van Peebles and created by Alex Haley with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Malachi Kirby. Roots is available online on Freevee and Amazon Video.