May 30, 2016 – June 2, 2016
Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an 18th-century Mandinka man who is enslaved and shipped from The Gambia to the Colony of Virginia, and his descendants. It first aired on May 30, 2016, and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, T.I. and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. It was produced on a budget of $50 million.
Storyline
Also See
- Roots (1977 Miniseries)
Sound Effects Used
- Pro Sound Effects, Baby Crying, Wailing, Breathes, 2 Months Old 05 (Heard in "Part 2".)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - NEWBORN BABY: LONG STRONG CRY (Heard in "Part 2".)