Storyline
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Cast & Crew
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Lead
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin
William Reynolds
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kevin Hooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Roots: The Gift is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
