Next year, A&E, Lifetime & The History Channel will join forces to reboot Roots for the first time since its 1977 debut, churning out a four-night, eight-hour event that will hope to capture the riveting slavery narrative that shook the world by its collar. The millennial adaptation is poised to revamp and repurpose the tale for a new generation and in an act that falls perfectly in with its purpose, nabbed our very own Questlove as executive music producer for the show (Roots on Roots on Roots.) For Questo, it will be one of those dreams-really-do-come-true moments and for the rest of us, likely our first opportunity to see the show in any form (unless you’ve got the box-set, of course.)

The joint venture has Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Alison McDonald and Charles Murray writing and OG cast-member LeVar Burton (AKA young Kunta) as executive producer alongside Mark Wolper and Will Packer. Laurence Fishburne has been cast as Alex Haley for the reboot with more soon to be announced. As of right now, all we know is that the three networks will simulcast the event and, according to a press release, Questlove will “create the authentic African sound and themes for the characters as well as produce the overall sound as the music progresses each night.” Keep your eyes and ears on us for further updates as they roll out.

h/t Indiewire