In Celebration of 40th Anniversary the Original 'Roots' will be released on DVD on June 7
buzzz worthy. . . Release is Loaded with Bonus Content Including Two Never-Before-Seen, All-New Featurettes Featuring Series' Original Cast, Notable Celebrities and Scholars The groundbreaking, acclaimed television miniseries that captivated the entire nation and won multiple awards, Roots , will be released on Blu-ray for the first time, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) on June 7, 2016. The legendary family saga, which follows the inspiring story of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Star Trek: The Next Generation ), a West African teen who is captured and sold into slavery, has been beautifully remastered in eye-catching 1080p high definition from its original eight 1977 broadcast masters. Roots' original broadcast was watched by an estimated 140 million viewers total, more than half of the US population and was the largest viewership ever attracted by any television series at the time. This release marks the powerful, Emmy, Gol...