Watch the First Trailer for the Roots Remake
The all-star remake of the iconic miniseries Roots has an intense first trailer. Above is your first look at History Channel's eight-hour American slavery drama starring Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland, Anna Paquin True Blood, Laurence Fishburne Black-ish, Jonathan Rhys Meyers The Tudors and Grammy winner Tip "T.I." Harris. Roots updates the ground-breaking 1977 ABC miniseries, based on Alex Haley's novel, that won nine Emmys and shattered Nielsen ratings records. The network also announced a premiere date Monday, May 30 at 9 p.m. "Nearly 40 years ago I had the privilege to be a part of an epic television event that started an important conversation in America," said co-executive producer LeVar Burton, who starred in the original miniseries. "I am incredibly proud to be a part of this new retelling and start the dialogue again, at a time when it is needed more than ever.", Filling out the cast is Anika Noni Rose, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Matthew Goode, Mekhi Phifer, James Purefoy, Reg-Jean Page and Malachi Kirby.