Season 1
(2016)
Cast
Malachi Kirby
as Kunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Tom Lea
Forest Whitaker
as Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne
as Alex Haley
Babs Olusanmokun
as Omoro Kinte
Episodes
Part 1 4.3
May 30, 2016
In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnap…
Part 2 2.5
May 31, 2016
Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army. Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend h…
Part 3 2.5
June 1, 2016
George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George. George marries Matilda, a…
Part 4 3.2
June 2, 2016
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George an…