Roots
"Your name is your shield."
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte
Crew
Questlove
Executive Music Producer
Will Packer
Executive Producer
Ann Kindberg
Producer
LeVar Burton
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Executive Producer
Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer
Karen Mayeda Vranek
Co-Producer
Cheryl Eatock
Line Producer
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Korin Williams
Co-Executive Producer
Alissa M. Kantrow
Line Producer
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Dries du Preez
Matchmove Supervisor
Dries du Preez
Compositing Artist
Lawrence Konner
Executive Producer
Alex Haley
Book
Barry Jossen
Executive Producer
Andrew Hadzopoulos
Casting Associate
Alissa M. Kantrow
Producer
Alissa M. Kantrow
Unit Production Manager
Liz Brandenburg
Production Supervisor
Henry Langstraat
Post Production Supervisor
Mark Rosenthal
Executive Producer