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Roots (2016)
Season 1 Premiere: May 30, 2016
6.3
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Throughout, this new Roots is great entertainment, full of action and romance, an engrossing yarn about people who feel very real and relatable. But just as the original “Roots” had a powerful emotional impact on Americans, the new one is likely to do so as well, especially given that questions of race are at the forefront of discussion as much now as ever.
It's still a gripping story, convincingly performed.
History’s new vision of Roots justifies its existence almost immediately, reinforcing its worthiness through amazing performances and a tweaked narrative that puts more focus on the interior lives of the slaves.
Overall, the remake, whose producers include Mr. Burton and Mark M. Wolper (whose father, David L. Wolper, produced the original “Roots”), ably polishes the story for a new audience that might find the old production dated and slow.
An hour or so into the new version, as we see Mandinka warrior Kunta Kinte (Malachi Kirby), so recently a free man, shackled in the hold of a slave ship, it becomes clear that the current version doesn’t have to best the original to be worthwhile.
It is packed with towering performances that boldly and magnificently reinterpret characters who have become part of our national folklore.
A slickly streamlined and impeccably cast reinterpretation. [23 May-3 Jun 2016, p.14]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
6.3
63% Positive
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6% Mixed
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30% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
6.3
63% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
30% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Film Afrika Worldwide
- History Channel
- The Wolper Organization
- Will Packer Productions
Initial Release Date: May 30, 2016
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 12 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 7 Nominations
