Episode list

Roots

Part I

Sat, Jan 22, 1977
In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
8.3 /10
Part II

Sun, Jan 23, 1977
Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage in 1767, and Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend but Kunta's plans to escape and be with Fanta eventually put their friendship to the test. The events of Roots: The Gift (1988) are set between this and the next episode.
8.3 /10
Part III

Mon, Jan 24, 1977
In 1776, John Reynolds sells the now adult Kunta Kinte to his brother William. Kunta tries to escape again, this time with dire consequences. He also meets his match in Belle Reynolds, the slave who cooks for William's family.
8 /10
Part IV

Tue, Jan 25, 1977
By 1780, Kunta accepts his fate, settles down with Bell and they have a daughter named Kizzy. Several years later, Kizzy befriends Anne, the young girl who was the result of a secret affair between Kizzy's master, Dr. William Reynolds, and the wife of his cuckold brother John, the previous Kunta's owner. The girls quickly, and secretly, become best friends, which ends up having unintended serious consequences later on.
8.1 /10
Part V

Wed, Jan 26, 1977
In 1806, Kunta's teenage daughter Kizzy falls in love with a slave called Noah, who later tries to escape. Unfortunately, he is quickly caught and tortured until he names Kizzy as his accomplice, sealing her horrific fate.
7.9 /10
Part VI

Thu, Jan 27, 1977
In 1824, Kizzy is allowed to visit the plantation of her previous owner, Dr. William Reynolds, and learn the ultimate fate of her parents. Meanwhile, old slave Mingo teaches Kizzy's son George how to become a great cockfighting trainer. This eventually leads to huge unexpected changes in George's status.
7.9 /10
Part VII

Fri, Jan 28, 1977
In 1861, "Chicken George" returns home hoping to free his enslaved family.
8 /10
Part VIII

Sat, Jan 29, 1977
The war is over, the Confederacy having surrendered, freeing the slaves. Mr. Harvey invites the slaves to stay if they wish, maybe sharecropping. The rest of the plantation owners, a senator and the sheriff have a meeting to discuss options, with the senator declaring that he's come to buy a lot of land. When tempers flare, the sheriff leaves. President Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth. The former Harvey slaves' encampment is visited by masked men with torches on horses and Harvey is warned to "keep out of it".
8.1 /10

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Senapati

Senapati

Ambition is a virtue and without this one virtue, no family can make a mark in the dark echelons of power which is ruled today by the GodDons like Ibrahim Saluz. This is today when we are much aware of the names and infamous missions of the Dons whose legacy are much feared by the people and most admired by the ones working within the system of the underworld. But when organised crime was just taking shape in India, East Pakistan declared war against Pakistan demanding a free country and as the infamous genocide was erupting in Bangladesh, a refugee family crossed borders and they arrived to West Bengal and in the next three decades, they went in to become the most powerful underworld syndicate of the East. The most admirable thing about the family was that despite their eminent participation in gambling, money laundering, land grabbing, human trafficking and narcotics, they managed to remain absolutely anonymous and invisible. Such was the world of the Senapati family under Deben Senapati. Times were changing and as social media grew in popularity, Deben's elder son Rupen's syndicate (based out of Thailand) became known and visible and thus "touchable". Rupen was always considered to be lethal and the anti crime syndicates considered him to be the true adversary of the crime God Ibrahim Saluz who operates global terrorism from Karachi, Pakistan. As Saluz became almost invincible, the case Officer's at CSD, RAW and Interpol decided to offer support Rupen to get Saluz. It's an old trick in the book, where the wolf is chosen to hunt the Lion. Once the Lion is compromised, get rid of the Wolf! Rupen too is much aware of the trick, but he wants to use this free leash he has been offered to complete certain unfinished scores and visit his ailing father in Kolkata, India without being arrested in any of the airports. Deben was to celebrate his 75th birthday and as the family (Rupen and Brijen, a student at UK) was all set to get together, a secret assassination kills Deben and leaves the city of Kolkata in sheer discord. With the father killed, everyone is a suspect in Rupen's list and he has 7 days to solve the murder, take his revenge and set things back on track. Senapati is based on these seven days divided in fourteen chapters. It's a journal on the lives and times of Rupen Senapati's journey to Kolkata and takes the shape of a film to show us the power and the night of a gangster family that has been threatened and hurt. Shot in four countries and with an international cast, Senapati is a never seen before piece of work emerging out of Kolkata, India.

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