Part 1 S01E01
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.
Series Cast
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte
Matthew Goode
Dr. William Waller
James Purefoy
John Waller
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Belle
Anika Noni Rose
Kizzy
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
Anna Paquin
Nancy Holt
Mekhi Phifer
Jerusalem
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea
T.I.
Cyrus
Carlacia Grant
Irene
Genevieve Hannelius
Missy
Saniyya Sidney
Kizzy, age 6