Malachi Kirby says it was literally a spiritual journey to take on the iconic role of Gambian warrior Kunta Kinte in the History Channel's daring remake of the 1977 mini-series, Roots. Limited time: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a career-making performance for Kirby, the 26-year-old Brit who describes filming the miniseries as a spiritual experience.

The remake of Roots is giving us a richer look at Alex Haley’s family tree, and tonight was just the first chapter. Off top, the story seems a little fuller–more rounded out. This isn’t to say that ...

Star Malachi Kirby and producers Mark Wolper and Will Packer dig into the miniseries' physically demanding quest for authenticity. History’s captivating new take on “Roots” brought a whole new ...

“It’s a very scary thing to remake one of the most successful television events of all time" -Mark Wolper, exec-producer of 'Roots.' Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte andEmayatzy Corinealdi as Belle. “Of ...

In 1977, Roots was an ABC miniseries that was a surprise and a shock: Mass America hadn’t seen anything so harrowingly explicit about the evils of slavery on network television. The production racked ...

Sports journalist Jason Whitlock likened the treatment of rapper Kanye West to Kunta Kinte in the 1970s miniseries 'Roots' in an interview Thursday with FOX News host Tucker Carlson. West sat down ...

John Amos, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the older Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died at 84, TheWrap has learned. A representative for the actor confirmed to TheWrap that ...

The Gone Too Far star will play Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which inspired the original 1977 series. Levar Burton played ...