EASY MOVIES on Instagram: "Roots 2016 ‧ History ‧ 1 season Roots (2016) is a powerful historical miniseries that reimagines Alex Haley's acclaimed 1976 saga about slavery and African-American heritage. Spanning four gripping episodes, the series chronicles the harrowing journey of Kunta Kinte, a proud Mandinka warrior from The Gambia, who is captured by slave traders and transported to colonial America. Stripped of his freedom and name, Kunta refuses to accept his new identity and continuously r