< Part 2 (2016)

EPISODE 1.2 (Roots) | 1h 36m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 8.0 (458)

Drama, History, War | Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army; Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend him and amputate half of his foot to ensure that he never runs off again. John Waller sells Kunta to his younger brother William.

• Director: Mario Van Peebles
• Writer: Alex Haley
• Writer: Alison McDonald
• Emayatzy Corinealdi (36) - Belle
• Emyri Crutchfield (16) - Teen Miss Kizzy
• Matthew Goode (38) - Dr. William Waller
• Genevieve Hannelius (18) - Missy
• Malachi Kirby (27) - Kunta Kinte
• Katie McGuinness - Elizabeth Waller
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (39) - Tom Lea
• James Purefoy (52) - John Waller
• Mandela Van Peebles (22) - Noah
• Forest Whitaker (55) - Fiddler
• Tony Curran (47) - Connelly
• Shannon Lucio - Patricia Lea
• Jason Bayle (40) - Grenadier Captain
• Gregory Bright - Driver Slave
• Dominic Burgess - Lord Dunmore
• Danny Cosmo (54) - Slave Trader
• David Dahlgren - Planter
• Darren Darnborough - Red Coat #1
• Lola Fyke - Abigail - Age 7
• B.J. Grogan - Rickety Man