3.290 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestChicken 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.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Acting
Malachi Kirby's Kunta Kinte is volcanic, then shattered, then steel.
Direction
Each episode shifts visual language to match its era's horror.
Writing
The 'Kunta Kinte' scene will wreck you. Say his name.
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