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.

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

Tibor and Niki, father and daughter. The young girl was only five years old when they last saw each other, before Tibor was sent to prison. He is released seven years later and tries not to think about the past. Yet he can’t erase his daughter from his life and so they are compelled to start over from the beginning. Both are irresistibly charismatic, headstrong and irascible, but also determined to find a way back to one another.

Set in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries "Roots" as it hits the airwaves.

Grass Roots is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003.The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government. It was written by Geoffrey Atherden.Part of the series was filmed in the inner west Sydney suburb of Concord. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord Council Chambers as a setting and as was other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road. Beach scenes were filmed at Mona Vale, New South Wales on Sydney's northern beaches, while the location "Cemetery Point" was filmed at the Mona Vale headland reserve.

Jennifer Bricker excels in many sports, but her first love was gymnastics. Inspired by Romanian gymnast Dominique Moceanu, part of the 1996 Olympic gold-medalist team, Jennifer became a state champion and Junior Olympian in tumbling despite being born without legs. And when Jennifer turned 16, her adoptive parents revealed that Dominique Moceanu was more than just her hero.

This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Senate at the same time he is forced by a local judge to defend a young man in a murder trial. On top of this, he becomes the target of an assassin hired by a white-supremacist organization.

1976年秋，美国出版了黑人作家亚历克斯·哈利所写的一部家史小说《根》。作者自称他经过十二年的考证研究，追溯到他的六代以上的祖先昆塔·肯特，一个从非洲西海岸被白人奴贩子掳到北美当奴隶的黑人，描述了他在非洲的自由人生活，他和他的子孙在美国奴隶制下的苦难历程，以及这个家族获得自由后的经历。这书一出版，就成为脍炙人口的畅销书。同时，它也引起了截然相反的评价，成为激烈争论的焦点。因此，关于《根》的问题，是一个带有高度社会意义和学术性质的事件，值得研究和探讨。

1976年秋，美国出版了黑人作家亚历克斯·哈利所写的一部家史小说《根》。作者自称他经过十二年的考证研究，追溯到他的六代以上的祖先昆塔·肯特，一个从非洲西海岸被白人奴贩子掳到北美当奴隶的黑人，描述了他在非洲的自由人生活，他和他的子孙在美国奴隶制下的苦难历程，以及这个家族获得自由后的经历。这书一出版，就成为脍炙人口的畅销书。同时，它也引起了截然相反的评价，成为激烈争论的焦点。因此，关于《根》的问题，是一个带有高度社会意义和学术性质的事件，值得研究和探讨。

据国外媒体报道，美国历史频道计划重拍ABC电视台的1977年播出的经典美剧《根》，并有望于2014年推出。 　　黑人作家亚历克斯·哈利于1976年所写的家史小说《根》，讲述了一个从非洲西海岸被白人奴贩子掳到北美当奴隶的黑人，在非洲的自由人生活，以及他和他的子孙在美国奴隶制下的苦难历程，还包括这个家族获得自由后的经历。这本小说曾经在上世纪七十年代引起巨大轰动。 　　1977年ABC电视台将其改编为电视剧播出，取得了破亿的收视率。该剧曾获得艾美奖、金球奖等许多奖项，还曾在国内电视台播出，对很多人而言都是催泪弹。 　　据悉，此次历史频道计划将它改编为8小时的迷你剧。目前正在与包括奥斯卡影帝丹泽尔·华盛顿在内的多位美国知名黑人影星洽谈出演。