The A & E networks are remaking the blockbuster `` Roots '' miniseries , to air in 2016 . In a move that will please fans of the original series and its star, Oprah Winfrey, HBO has ordered an additional 13 episodes for Season 2 of the hit drama about slavery on American plantations during the
The A & E networks are remaking the blockbuster `` Roots '' miniseries , to air in 2016 . The epic 1977 miniseries about an African-American slave had 100 million viewers .