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Pic written by Jesse Orenshein centers around a children’s book author, Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer), who mourning the loss of his wife stumbles upon a self-help manifesto written by an eccentric guru calling himself “Mealworm” that promises to unlock the power to fly. The book arrives… and so does Mealworm, forcing Ben to navigate his family life, accusations of foul play, and the bizarre rituals laid before him in the hopes of healing and, just maybe, achieving flight. Pic also stars Lucy DeVito (Little Demon), Nican Robinson (Ahsoka), Rosa Arredondo (So Help Me Todd...
Pic written by Jesse Orenshein centers around a children’s book author, Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer), who mourning the loss of his wife stumbles upon a self-help manifesto written by an eccentric guru calling himself “Mealworm” that promises to unlock the power to fly. The book arrives… and so does Mealworm, forcing Ben to navigate his family life, accusations of foul play, and the bizarre rituals laid before him in the hopes of healing and, just maybe, achieving flight. Pic also stars Lucy DeVito (Little Demon), Nican Robinson (Ahsoka), Rosa Arredondo (So Help Me Todd...
- 3/19/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A+E Networks announces its remake of Roots will premiere on Memorial Day, airing over four consecutive nights at 9:00pm Et/Pt, beginning Monday, May 30, 2016. The series will simulcast across A&E, History, and Lifetime. You can watch the official trailer.
The cast of Roots includes Forest Whitaker as Fiddler and Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt. Laurence Fishburne is Alex Haley. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Tom Lea. Anika Noni Rose is Kizzy. Tip "T.I." Harris is Cyrus. Emayatzy Corinealdi plays Belle. Matthew Goode is Dr. William Waller. Mekhi Phifer plays Jerusalem. James Purefoy is John Waller. Regé-Jean Page is Chicken George, and Malachi Kirby is Kunta Kinte.
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The cast of Roots includes Forest Whitaker as Fiddler and Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt. Laurence Fishburne is Alex Haley. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Tom Lea. Anika Noni Rose is Kizzy. Tip "T.I." Harris is Cyrus. Emayatzy Corinealdi plays Belle. Matthew Goode is Dr. William Waller. Mekhi Phifer plays Jerusalem. James Purefoy is John Waller. Regé-Jean Page is Chicken George, and Malachi Kirby is Kunta Kinte.
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- 2/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
History’s remake of Roots is sneaking under the wire for 2016 Emmy eligibility.
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The eight-hour event series — which examines one family’s struggle to survive during the era of American slavery — is set to premiere on History, Lifetime and A&E on Memorial Day, May 30, at 9/8c (two days before the Emmy cutoff period). It will then continue for the next three nights, with the finale slated for June 2.
ABC famously adapted Alex Haley’s novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family,...
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
The eight-hour event series — which examines one family’s struggle to survive during the era of American slavery — is set to premiere on History, Lifetime and A&E on Memorial Day, May 30, at 9/8c (two days before the Emmy cutoff period). It will then continue for the next three nights, with the finale slated for June 2.
ABC famously adapted Alex Haley’s novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family,...
- 2/11/2016
- TVLine.com
A&E's upcoming Roots remake is no movie, but it still has Mekhi Phifer: The 8 Mile star is part of a new batch of actors who've signed on for supporting roles in the upcoming mini-series, which already cast Malachi Kirby, Anika Noni Rose, and Regé-Jean Page as its leads back in September. Fortunately, 200 years of oppression provide more than enough meaty roles for working actors. Here are all the names who will be competing with Anna Paquin and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for those sweet supporting-actor-in-a-mini-series Emmys: • Phifer will be playing Jerusalem, a silent slave who is holding a secret. • T.I. will appear in the final episode as Cyrus, a slave who fights for the Union in the Civil War. • James Purefoy of Rome and The Following will play John Waller, the Virginia plantation owner who buys Kunta Kinte (Kirby). • The Good Wife's Matthew Goode will play Purefoy's "charming and well-educated" brother,...
- 12/4/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
At this rate, it might be easier to list the celebrities who aren’t involved with cable’s upcoming Roots remake.
A+E Networks on Thursday added seven new cast members to the four-night, eight-hour event, including a Good Wife favorite, a Following baddie and a former ER doc.
RelatedRoots Remake Casts Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Derek Luke — Plus Walking Dead, Good Wife Faves
The project — which is an adaptation of Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, and a remake of ABC’s 1977 miniseries — centers on slave Kunta Kinte (played by EastEnders‘ Malachi Kirby), from his initial capture in The Gambia...
A+E Networks on Thursday added seven new cast members to the four-night, eight-hour event, including a Good Wife favorite, a Following baddie and a former ER doc.
RelatedRoots Remake Casts Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Derek Luke — Plus Walking Dead, Good Wife Faves
The project — which is an adaptation of Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, and a remake of ABC’s 1977 miniseries — centers on slave Kunta Kinte (played by EastEnders‘ Malachi Kirby), from his initial capture in The Gambia...
- 12/3/2015
- TVLine.com
Rapper T.I., Mekhi Phifer, and James Purefoy are among additions to the cast of A&E’s “Roots” miniseries, the network announced on Thursday. Grammy-winner Tip “T.I.” Harris will play Cyrus, a headstrong slave who fights for his freedom for the Union Army against the Confederacy; Phifer will play Jerusalem, a mute slave who works on the Murray plantation, but who is not quite what he appears to be; Purefoy will appear as John Waller, the wealthy owner of a Virginia plantation who buys Kunta Kinte as a slave upon his arrival in America. In addiition, Matthew Goode will appear as Dr.
- 12/3/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
A Roots remake is in the works at A&E Networks, starring Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte; Regé-Jean Page as Chicken George; Laurence Fishbone as Alex Haley; Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt; Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea; Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy; Chad L. Coleman as Mingo; Erica Tazel as Matilda; and Derek Luke as Silla Ba Dibba. Per A&E Networks, the limited event series will simulcast on History, A&E, and Lifetime, in 2016.
Now, The Wrap reports that Hakeem Kae-Kazim is in talks to join the Roots remake in the role of Samson, "...a slave on the plantation of John Waller who is tasked with teaching everything to Kunta Kinte when he arrives." Continue on for cast and character details. Read More…...
Now, The Wrap reports that Hakeem Kae-Kazim is in talks to join the Roots remake in the role of Samson, "...a slave on the plantation of John Waller who is tasked with teaching everything to Kunta Kinte when he arrives." Continue on for cast and character details. Read More…...
- 11/12/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Black Sails” star Hakeem Kae-Kazim is in talks to join the cast of A&E’s miniseries remake of “Roots,” TheWrap has learned. The actor will play Samson on the show, and joins previously announced stars Malachi Kirby, who will play Kunta Kinte, and Regé-Jean Page, who will play Chicken George. Malachi was handpicked by executive producers Will Packer and LeVar Burton, who played the original Kunta Kinte. Samson is a slave on the plantation of John Waller who is tasked with teaching everything to Kunta Kinte when he arrives. Also Read: TheWrap's TV Stars and Showrunners Exclusive Portraits (Updating Photos) Laurence Fishburne will appear.
- 11/12/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
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