Will Roots Return for Season 2? Renewal Status & Revival Odds

Name: Roots
Genre: Drama

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“The Saga of an American Family.”

Network: ABC
Seasons aired: 1
Total episodes: 8
Genres: Drama
First aired: 1977-01-23
Last aired: 1977-01-30
Runtime: 90 min
TMDB rating: 7.4 / 10 · 241 votes

What is Roots about?

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.