Roots (series)
- User score: 7.4
- Production country: US
- Creator: Alex Haley
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 1/23/1977
- Release date of last episode: 1/30/1977
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 8
- Run time: 90, 45 min.
Series description
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.
