An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
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Mini-Series2016–2016
Roots
A drama action & adventure series.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 82%
of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
179 ratings
About Roots
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Epic (9 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- social injustice, family legacy, survival of spirit, 18th 19th century, historical event, american regional, domestic home, parent child, group found family, everyman, outsider misfit, season arc, nonlinear flashback, rise and fall
