The History Channel has released the first trailer for the upcoming remake of ROOTS. Trailer provides a promising gritty retelling of the 1977 original. The eight-hour-long miniseries will debut this coming Memorial Day. The miniseries stars Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Anna Paquin, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Malachi Kirby is playing the iconic role of Kunta Kinte.The classic miniseries ROOTS was a television phenomenon that had an indelible effect on American culture.