Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2016)

Cast

Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte
Malachi Kirby

as Kunta Kinte

Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller
Matthew Goode

as Dr. William Waller

James Purefoy as John Waller
James Purefoy

as John Waller

Forest Whitaker as Fiddler
Forest Whitaker

as Fiddler

Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy
Anika Noni Rose

as Kizzy

Roman Armstrong as Kunta Kinte
Roman Armstrong

as Kunta Kinte

Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley
Laurence Fishburne

as Alex Haley

Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt
Anna Paquin

as Nancy Holt

Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem
Mekhi Phifer

as Jerusalem

T.I. as Cyrus
T.I.

as Cyrus

Carlacia Grant as Irene
Carlacia Grant

as Irene

Saniyya Sidney as Kizzy, age 6
Saniyya Sidney

as Kizzy, age 6

Episodes

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Part 1 5.3

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…

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Part 2 4.0

May 31, 2016

Redcoats attempt to persuade slaves to run away and join the English army. Kunta escapes but slave catchers apprehend h…

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Part 3 4.0

June 1, 2016

George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George. George marries Matilda, a…

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Part 4 4.2

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…