Roots (2016) - Season 1 is a Drama, History TV Series. It was released on 30 May 2016. It stars Herbert Cavalier Jr., Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malachi Kirby. The season begins with: In the river region of The Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, give birth to a son, Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After arriving in Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta… What await ahead?