NEW YORK -- Will history repeat itself with the remake of "Roots?" The original miniseries, based on Alex Haley's best-seller, became a national phenomenon in 1977 as it told the multigenerational ...

EXCLUSIVE: History is taking on one of most celebrated TV programs of all time, blockbuster 1977 miniseries Roots. The cable network is planning a new eight-hour Roots miniseries after acquiring ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurence Fishburne is joining the “Roots” miniseries remake. A&E Networks said Wednesday that Fishburne will play writer Alex Haley, whose novel about his African-American ancestry ...

This week, the History Channel aired its remake of the classic TV series. Listeners Pious Ali, Frank Bonet and Justin Rogers told us what they... 'Roots': Here's What You Said About The Remake MARY ...

Rapper Snoop Dogg called for a boycott of the new Roots miniseries in an expletive-filled Instagram post. Snoop Dogg "Roots" paints a historical portrait of American slavery, focusing on the journey ...

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In an interview with New York magazine, Roots star LeVar Burton had one simple question about the History Channel’s intended remake of the popular 1970s miniseries: “My initial reaction was, why?” ...

The centerpieces of A&E’s upfront presentation Thursday night in New York were the announcements of two epic miniseries that would air across multiple networks in the A&E group. The two projects are a ...

While movies are always held to a higher standard, some miniseries, like Chernobyl, manage to deliver movie quality right on ...

LOS ANGELES • David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created ...