Roots

“The Saga of an American Family.”

• 1977
• •
• Ended
• •
• PG

• Drama

★ 7.4 TMDB Rating · 252 votes

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.

Created by

Alex Haley

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

Episode length

~1h 30m

First aired

Jan 23, 1977

Networks

ABC

Original language

English

Origin

United States