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Finding Your Roots (2012)

6.5 13 seasons 127 episodes Returning Series

Documentary

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.

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Seasons & episodes

Hollywood RoyaltyOct 8, 2019 · 1h 0m

Actresses Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories, generations beyond their cinematic forebears.

Off the FarmOct 15, 2019 · 1h 0m

Actors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet retrace their ancestral journeys.

HomecomingsJan 7, 2020 · 1h 0m

Sterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste and Sasheer Zamata learn about the unexpected places their ancestors called home.

This Land is My LandJan 14, 2020 · 1h 0m

The unexpected family trees of Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright challenge preconceptions about America's past.

Beyond the PaleJan 21, 2020 · 1h 0m

Exploring the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross and comic Marc Maron.

Secrets & LiesJan 28, 2020 · 1h 0m

Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan explore their ancestry.

Science PioneersFeb 4, 2020 · 1h 0m

Tracing the family histories of scientists Harold Varmus, Francis Collins and Shirley Ann Jackson.

Slave TradeFeb 11, 2020 · 1h 0m

Questlove, S. Epatha Merkerson and Ava DuVernay explore the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery.

Italian RootsFeb 18, 2020 · 1h 0m

Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro learn about the sacrifices their ancestors made to bring their families from Italy to America.

Criminal KindFeb 25, 2020 · 1h 0m

The family histories of Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien reveal tricksters, scoundrels and criminals.

Fashion's RootsOct 13, 2020 · 1h 0m

Guests: Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, RuPaul. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. steps into the world of fashion and meets three icons of s…

DNA MysteriesOct 20, 2020 · 1h 0m

Guests: Téa Leoni, Joe Madison. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Téa Leoni, a…

War StoriesNov 10, 2020 · 1h 0m

Guests: Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader,…

FlightNov 17, 2020 · 1h 0m

Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Lidia Bastianich, Scarlett Johansson. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong’o, an…

Breaking SilencesJan 5, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Gayle King, Jordan Peele, Issa Rae. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jord…

Coming to AmericaJan 12, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell, Zac Posen. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, news anchor Norah O’Donnell and…

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - Host