'Roots' Remake a Go at History, A&E, Lifetime
By Lesley Goldberg
Will Packer will executive produce alongside original cast member LeVar Burton.
It?s official: Roots is returning to television.
One of TV?s most successful miniseries will get the remake treatment and air across corporate siblings History, A&E and Lifetime, the companies announced Thursday.
Will Packer (Ride Along) is set to executive produce alongside original Roots star LeVar Burton, who will co-exec produce. MarkWolper will also serve as an EP on the A+E Studios production in association with Mark Toberoff and The Wolper Organization.
The miniseries will air in 2016.
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