"An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants."
Malachi Kirby
as Kunta Kinte
Matthew Goode
as Dr. William Waller
James Purefoy
as John Waller
Forest Whitaker
as Fiddler
Emayatzy Corinealdi
as Belle
Anika Noni Rose
as Kizzy
Roman Armstrong
Laurence Fishburne
as Alex Haley
Anna Paquin
as Nancy Holt
Mekhi Phifer
as Jerusalem
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Tom Lea
T.I.
as Cyrus
Carlacia Grant
as Irene
Genevieve Hannelius
as Missy
Saniyya Sidney
as Kizzy, age 6
Questlove
Executive Music Producer
Will Packer
Executive Producer
Ann Kindberg
Producer
LeVar Burton
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Marc Toberoff
Karen Mayeda Vranek
Co-Producer
Cheryl Eatock
Line Producer
George Parra
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Korin Huggins
Alissa M. Kantrow
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design