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May 30, 2016 Season 1 Episode 1 90 min TV-MA

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Roots Season 1

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Season 1 Episode 1 — Aired on May 30, 2016 • runs about 90 minutes.

Directed by Phillip Noyce.

Written by Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Malachi Kirby, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne.

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Synopsis

In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.