Watch Roots Online

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history. Read More

Watch Roots online. Featuring Ben Vereen and LeVar Burton, Roots has 1 seasons and 8 episodes in total. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 2 services such as Google Play Movies and Amazon Video. It is classified as Drama genre series and the average rating across the web is 7.6. The TV series was first aired on 1977. Read Less