When you run out of ideas, why not reinvent the wheel, says Hollywood. And that’s exactly what it’s doing with the critically acclaimed TV series Roots. Suggested Reading Our Favorite Janet Jackson ...

*”Roots,” the classic 1977 miniseries that aired on ABC, is making a return to the small screen as a remake equipped with three networks on tap to reintroduce it to viewers as an event series. “My ...

I vividly recall the original iteration of the TV miniseries Roots. It was January 1977 and I was 17. As with most young people that age, my life was rapidly growing independent of my parents, who ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — The History channel is moving closer to a remake of the groundbreaking TV miniseries “Roots.” The channel said Allen Hughes, whose credits include “Menace II Society” and “The Book of ...

Count Snoop Dogg out when it comes to watching the History Channel's remake of "Roots." In an expletive-filled rant posted on Instagram, the rapper calls for a boycott of the remake of the 1977 ...

*Laurence Fishburne is the first major name to join A&E Networks’ remake of the 1977 miniseries, “Roots,” the network announced Wednesday. The series is set for simulcast on History, A&E and Lifetime ...