MovieTrakr
Poster for Roots

Roots

Show 1977 1 season 1h 30m an episode English 7.4

Drama

The Saga of an American Family.

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.

Where to watch in India

Not streaming in India right now.

Streaming data from JustWatch.

More like Roots

Roots: The Next Generations

Show 1979 7.5

Parenthood

Show 2010 7.5

Brothers and Sisters

Show 2006 7.1

The Blue and the Gray

Show 1982 6.8

The Bible

Show 2013 7.4

The Thorn Birds

Show 1983 7.2

Alex Haley's Queen

Show 1993 7.0

The Long Song

Show 2018 6.7

Shōgun

Show 1980 7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

Show 1971 7.6

Scarlett

Show 1994 6.6

Doctor Thorne

Show 2016 7.3

Track what you've watched and what's next