S1 · E1 · AVAILABLEOne Phone Call Changed Everything
One decision changes the course of two sisters’ lives.
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Every family has a story. Some just know how to hide theirs better.
Behind closed doors, there’s a whole lot that never gets talked about. The secrets. The lies. The things kids see but don't understand until they're grown.
Rotten Roots TV takes you inside a life where nothing is as simple as it looks — and every chapter comes with something nobody saw coming.
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The next chapter brings difficult discoveries and impossible choices.
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Meet the Characters
The younger sister
Lani
A little girl searching for safety when everything around her begins to change.
The older sister
Malia
Only a year older, but already trying to protect the sister she loves.
Their mother
Mama
A complicated mother whose struggles shape her daughters’ childhood.
Their grandmother
Grandma
A protective presence who becomes central to the sisters’ journey.
The neighbor
Mrs. Jenkins
She sees something that sets the story in motion.
Police officer
Officer Daniels
One of the officers responding to the family’s situation.
Police officer
Officer Brooks
A responding officer navigating a difficult moment.
About the series
The faces might be fruit. The feelings are real.
The faces might be fruit, but what's happening behind those doors is something a whole lot of people will recognize. From childhood through growing up and everything after, this is one life with a whole lot of chapters still to tell.
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