LeVar Burton hopes to foster a conversation with this new version of "Roots." — -- For eight consecutive days in 1977, American audiences were spellbound by the ABC miniseries, "Roots." The ...

In something of a return to its own roots, the re-imagining of seminal 1977 miniseries Roots had its world premiere this evening in front of a packed audience at the MipTV conference here in Cannes.

You could remake "Roots" every 10 years or so and end up with a different context each time. The original 1977 miniseries, which spanned eight nights on ABC and captivated something like 130 million ...

History re-creates the epic Alex Haley autobiographical novel about an African-American family fighting against the bonds of slavery across generations. The original “Roots” in 1977 ran for eight ...

History's four-night, eight-hour TV event, Roots, premieres May 30 Roots established its place in 1977 as one of the most influential miniseries in history, now the History Channel is introducing Alex ...

I was just a teen when ABC aired “Roots” in 1977, but I have indelible memories of how the tumultuous journeys of Kunta Kinte, Chicken George, Kizzy and their kin captivated me — along with an entire ...

It may be difficult for younger audiences (those under age 45 or so) to realize the cultural impact the ABC miniseries Roots had on the country in 1977. It was immense, and we'll likely never see such ...

WHAT IT’S ABOUT Based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” this History channel adaptation of the hugely successful 1977 ABC miniseries stars Malachi Kirby as Kunta ...

If location is everything for a business, timing has to be everything for a television event. And if that television event is “Roots”? Clear your viewing calendar. The quintessential black miniseries ...

*Forest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose and Derek Luke are among the actors newly cast in A&E Networks’ remake of “Roots,” the network announced Wednesday. Whitaker will play Fiddler, a slave who risks his ...

Sandy Duncan, from left, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Louis Gossett Jr., Leslie Uggams, Georg Stanford Brown and Lynne Moody are part of the original cast of "Roots." "Roots: The Complete Original Series" ...