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Roots

Roots

Season released 30th May, 2016Rated TV-144 episodes

IMDb7.9/ 10

Where to watch Roots Season 1

Roots season 1 is streaming in Australia on Stan (subscription). You can also rent or buy it on Apple TV. Season 1 was released on 23 January 1977.

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Roots Season 1 episodes

  2. S01 E01

    Part 1

    1 h 28 mins · Mon, 30 May 2016

    In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.

  3. S01 E02

    Part 2

    1 h 28 mins · Tue, 31 May 2016

    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 he never runs off again.

  4. S01 E03

    Part 3

    1 h 44 mins · Wed, 1 Jun 2016

    George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname `Chicken George'. George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children. Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.

  5. S01 E04

    Part 4

    1 h 28 mins · Thu, 2 Jun 2016

    Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.