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.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2016-05-30 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2016-05-31 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2016-06-01 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2016-06-02 | 120 min |
| Directing | Marvin J. Chomsky | Director |
| Directing | John Erman | Director |
| Directing | Gilbert Moses | Director |
| Directing | David Greene | Director |
| Writing | Alex Haley | Writer |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Music |
| Editing | Peter Kirby | Editor |
| Camera | Joseph M. Wilcots | Camera Technician |
| Writing | William Blinn | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Lee | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ernest Kinoy | Screenplay |
| Editing | James T. Heckert | Editor |
| Writing | M. Charles Cohen | Screenplay |
| Editing | Neil Travis | Editor |
| Sound | Gerald Fried | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stevan Larner | Camera Supervisor |
