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Drama series remake about an African slave sold in America and of his descendants. Kunta Kinte is kidnapped, sold to English slave traders and brought to Maryland in the US.
Juffere, West Africa, 1767 - young, proud Kunta Kinte is being initiated as a Mandinka warrior and ready to start thinking about his future. But a feud with a rival family results in him being kidnapped and sold to English slave traders, who are in the business of transporting shiploads of enslaved Africans to America to be sold. Following an attempted rebellion onboard the ship, Kunta is eventually brought to Maryland, where he is purchased by Virginia tobacco baron John Waller. But the young warrior's indomitable spirit is not ready to be subjugated.
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Tue 18 Dec 201802:10
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Kunta Kinte | Malachi Kirby |
| Fiddler | Forest Whitaker |
| Alex Haley/Narrator | Laurence Fishburne |
| Omoro Kinte | Babatunde Olusanmokun |
| Jinna | Simona Brown |
| Silla Ba Dibba | Derek Luke |
| Kintango | Chris Obi |
| John Waller | James Purefoy |
| Elizabeth Waller | Katie McGuinness |
| Connelly | Tony Curran |
| Dr William Waller | Matthew Goode |
| Samson | Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| Sitafa | Kedar Williams-Stirling |
| Ephraim | LeVar Burton |
| Director | Phillip Noyce |
| Executive Producer | Barry Jossen |
| Executive Producer | Lawrence Konner |
| Executive Producer | Will Packer |
| Executive Producer | Mark Rosenthal |
| Executive Producer | Marc Toberoff |
| Executive Producer | Mark M Wolper |
| Producer | Alissa M Kantrow |
| Producer | Karen Mayeda Vranek |
| Producer | Ann Kindberg |
| Producer | Cheryl Eatock |
