Episodes
1. The Phenomenon of Roots
Date TBA · 47 min
Author of "Roots" Alex Haley goes on a voyage to his ancestral home village in Africa and to the grave site of his relative Kunta Kinte in Virginia with LeVar Burton who portrayed Kinte in "Roots". Narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr.
2. Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation
22 May 2007
An examination of "Roots" impact on society in the 1970's from a modern perspective.
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3. Roots: One Year Later
Date TBA
Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr.
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4. Remembering Roots
22 May 2007
25th-anniversary 3 DVD edition bonus. New interviews with key cast members.
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5. The Struggle to Make Roots
Date TBA
6. 30th anniversary
22 May 2007 · 27 min
'The American Story Continues' is a new interview series with celebrities discussing how important the original series 'ROOTS' was and continues to be in this day and age. Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Blair Underwood, and more make an appearance
7. Cast Interviews
Date TBA · 28 min
'The Cast Looks Back' is a new bonus video that features interviews with most of the cast of the original miniseries. They talk about making the series and how it has transformed their lives.
8. The Gift
11 Dec 1988 · 89 min
The characters of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Roots are back in this movie. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape. And the two of them try to help him and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.
Roots Specials: quick answers
How many episodes are in Roots Specials?
Specials of Roots has 8 episodes, about 3 hours in total.