ROOTS, THE MINI-SERIES "AMERICA, WE NEED TO HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION"

 "ROOTS" premiered on Memorial Day 2016. It will air over four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. The four-night, eight-hour event series developed by HISTORY, from A+E Studios, is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship.

The stellar cast includes Academy Award® winners Forest Whitaker ("Fiddler") and Anna Paquin ("Nancy Holt"); Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Laurence Fishburne ("Alex Haley"); Golden Globe Award® winning and Emmy Award® nominated actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("Tom Lea"); Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose ("Kizzy"); Grammy Award® winner Tip "T.I." Harris ("Cyrus"); Chad L. Coleman ("Mingo"); Emayatzy Corinealdi ("Belle"); Matthew Goode ("Dr. William Waller"); Derek Luke ("Silla Ba Dibba"); Mekhi Phifer ("Jerusalem"); James Purefoy ("John Waller"); Erica Tazel ("Matilda") and introduces Regé-Jean Page ("Chicken George") and Malachi Kirby ("Kunta Kinte").

"'ROOTS' will allow new audiences to experience this epic family saga with a new vision that is both inspiring and tremendously entertaining. "I'm grateful that the remake of ROOTS will be able to bring new life to this powerful story that remains as important today as it did when the original 'ROOTS' first premiered."

"Nearly 40 years ago LeVar Burton had the privilege to be a part of an epic television event that started an important conversation in America,"who is the Co-Executive Producer. "I am incredibly proud to be a part of this new retelling and start the dialogue again, at a time when it is needed more than ever."