, who directed Tyson in the revival and subsequent Lifetime movie adaptation of , will direct "Showing Roots," which is currently filming in Baton Rouge, LA.
The cast will also feature ("Taken") and ("Orange is the New Black," Godspell) as two women, Violet and Pearl, respectively, who work in a local beauty parlor owned by ("Downton Abbey"). The cast will also feature Adam Brody.
In the 1977-set film, Violet and Pearl are inspired to integrate their community after "Roots" premieres on television. They are met with resistance and backlash in the process.
Tyson is cast as Pearl's grandmother. The veteran actress portrayed Binta, the mother of central character Kunta Kinte in the Emmy-winning miniseries "Roots."
Susan Batten authored the script. "Showing Roots" is produced by Michael Mailer, Batten, Nick Thurlow, , Jeff Hayes, Alan Helene and Jennifer Gelfer. A premiere for "Showing Roots" has not been revealed.
