Roots
2016 American miniseries
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Summary
Roots is a miniseries[1]. Roots draws 4,023 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #190 of 738).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: television series[3]
- Director: Bruce Beresford[4], Thomas Carter[5], Phillip Noyce[6], Mario Van Peebles[7]
- Screenwriter: Lawrence Konner[8]
- Composer: Alex Heffes[9]
- Genre: historical fiction[10]
- Based on: Roots: The Saga of an American Family[11]
- Follows: Roots[12]
- Cast member: Malachi Kirby[13], Forest Whitaker[14], Anna Paquin[15], Laurence Fishburne[16], Jonathan Rhys Meyers[17], Emayatzy Corinealdi[18], Anika Noni Rose[19], Matthew Goode[20], Mekhi Phifer[21], James Purefoy[22]
- Director of photography: Peter Menzies[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Language of work or name: English[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Original broadcaster: History[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Inception: 2016[29]
- Publication date: 2016[30]
- Start time: May 30, 2016[31]
- End time: June 2, 2016[32]
- Has edition or translation: Arrels[33]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Television Studios[34], Hulu[35]
- Official website: http://roots.history.com/[36]
- Number of episodes: 4[37]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Roots universe[38]
- Title: Roots[39]
- Has characteristic: television series based on a novel[40]
Why It Matters
Roots has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Roots is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]