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The Book of Negroes

2015 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · 89% critics

DramaHistoryWar

This historical miniseries follows a young African woman kidnapped into slavery as she fights to survive across several countries and eras of upheaval. Through war, displacement, and repeated hardship, she keeps searching for freedom, dignity, and a place to belong.

Based on The Book of Negroes

Also known as Aminata

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Details
Years
2015
Release date
2015-01-07
Network
CBC Television, BET
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
60 min
Critic score
89/100
TMDB rating
6.5/10 (23 votes)
About

If Roots or Underground drew you in, this offers another sweeping, emotional look at slavery and survival with a strong personal journey; Not for you if you avoid intense suffering or heavy historical drama.

Pros: powerful lead performance; eye-opening history; emotionally gripping | Cons: occasionally romanticized; rushed life-spanning story; uneven pacing

Themes

  • slavery
  • miniseries
  • 18th century
  • american revolution
  • historical drama

Cast & crew

Directed by Clement Virgo

Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

Season 16 episodes
  • S1E1Episode 145m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E2Episode 245m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E3Episode 345m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E4Episode 445m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E5Episode 545m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E6Episode 645m
    Amazon Prime Video