Watch Series: Roots Released in (1977) - Season 1 produced by USA, The TV Series categorized in Drama, History, War, and content rating NR with duration 45 min broadcasted as these networks ABC, ABC (US), Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Alex Haley, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene. The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history. - Season 1