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In 1750 in the river region of The Gambia in West Africa, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have their first child, a son named Kunta. Kunta is trained in Mandinka customs and is a dedicated student who dreams of traveling to the university. After being kidnapped and captured by the Koros, Kunta is sold to British slave traders in 1767 and is shipped to America. In Annapolis, Maryland, he is sold to a Virginia planter named John Waller and is given the slave name Toby. Kunta strongly resists his new name and enslavement. He relies on the wise counsel of Fiddler, an assimilated slave and sophisticated musician who has been assigned to train him. Malachi Kirby, and Forest Whitaker star. (2016)
Original Release
05/30/2016
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Fishburne | Alex Haley |
Matthew Goode | Dr. William Waller |
Malachi Kirby | Kunta Kinte |
Derek Luke | Silla Ba Dibba |
Chris Obi | Kintango |
Babs Olusanmokun | Omoro Kinte |
Ike Amadi | Narrator |
James Purefoy | John Waller |
Forest Whitaker | Fiddler |
Kedar Williams-Stirling | Sitafa |
Directors
Writers
Alex Haley, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Fishburne | Alex Haley |
Matthew Goode | Dr. William Waller |
Malachi Kirby | Kunta Kinte |
Derek Luke | Silla Ba Dibba |
Chris Obi | Kintango |
Babs Olusanmokun | Omoro Kinte |
Ike Amadi | Narrator |
James Purefoy | John Waller |
Forest Whitaker | Fiddler |
Kedar Williams-Stirling | Sitafa |
Simona Brown | Jinna |
Tony Curran | Connelly |
Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Samson |
Katie McGuinness | Elizabeth Waller |
James Gracie | Edward |
Mary Aphane | Dancer |
Colby Arps | Blaine |
Jared Bankens | Slave Dealer |
LeVar Burton | Ephraim |
Tony Caprari | Slave Buyer #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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LeVar Burton | Executive Producer |
Lawrence Konner | Executive Producer |
Mark Rosenthal | Executive Producer |
Barry Jossen | Executive Producer |
Will Packer | Executive Producer |
Mike Stiller | Executive Producer |
Marc Toberoff | Executive Producer |
Korin Williams | Executive Producer |
Mark Wolper | Executive Producer |
Cheryl Eatock | Producer |
Alissa M. Kantrow | Producer |
Ann Kindberg | Producer |
Karen Mayeda Vranek | Producer |