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Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 6.4
DocumentaryHistory
This series traces the family histories of well-known guests by combining old records with DNA analysis. Each episode follows a search through hidden branches of family trees, connecting personal stories to larger moments in history and ancestry that stretch back across generations.
Also known as Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Streaming on PBS Living and PBS Documentaries.
~126 hours to watch · 126 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-03-24
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like history mixed with personal discovery and accessible science, especially in the vein of NOVA; Not for you if celebrity-centered genealogy or a talk-heavy presentation sounds dry.
Pros: fascinating family discoveries; informative history lessons; emotional personal journeys | Cons: host can feel smug; celebrity focus limits appeal; some conclusions feel rushed
Themes
- dna
- celebrity
- ancestry
- genealogy
Cast & crew
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self - Host
- AM
Alanis Morissette
- MG
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Self
- KW
Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Self
- AH
Anjelica Huston
as Self
- DB
Donna Brazile
as Self
- KW
Kara Walker
as Self
- BM
Bill Maher
as Self
- BO
Bill O'Reilly
as Self
- DH
Dustin Hoffman
as Self
Directed by Hazel Gurland-Pooler, Josh Gleason, Jesse Sweet +1 more
Episodes12 seasons · 126 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2John Lewis and Cory Booker60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9John Legend and Wanda Sykes60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1In Search of our Fathers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E2Born Champions60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E3Our American Storytellers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E4Roots of Freedom60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5The Melting Pot60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6We Come From People60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E7Our People, Our Traditions60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E8The British Invasion60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E9Ancient Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E10Decoding Our Past Through DNA60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 310 episodes
- S3E1The Stories We Tell60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E2The Irish Factor60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E3In Search Of Freedom60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E4Tragedy + Time = Comedy60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E5Visionaries60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E6War Stories60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E7Family Reunions60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E8The Pioneers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E9The Long Way Home60mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E10Maps of Stars60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1The Impression60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E2Unfamiliar Kin60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E3Puritans and Pioneers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E4The Vanguard60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E5Immigrant Nation60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E6Black Like Me60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E7Children of the Revolution60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E8Relatives We Never Knew We Had60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E9Southern Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E10Funny Business60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 510 episodes
- S5E1Grandparents and Other Strangers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E2Mystery Men60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E3Reporting on the Reporters60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E4Dreaming of a New Land60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E5Freedom Tales60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E6Roots in Politics60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E7No Laughing Matter60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E8Hard Times60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E9The Eye of the Beholder60mAmazon Prime Video
- S5E10All in the Family60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 616 episodes
- S6E1Hollywood Royalty60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E2Off the Farm60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E3Homecomings60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E4This Land is My Land60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E5Beyond the Pale60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E6Secrets & Lies60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E7Science Pioneers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E8Slave Trade60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E9Italian Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E10Criminal Kind60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E11Fashion's Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E12DNA Mysteries60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E13War Stories60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E14Flight60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E15Breaking Silences60mAmazon Prime Video
- S6E16Coming to America60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 710 episodes
- S7E1To the Manor Born60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E2The Mole Agent60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E3No Irish Need Apply60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E4The Shirts on Their Backs60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E5Write My Name in the Book of Life60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E6Country Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E7The New World60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E8Anchored to the Past60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E9On Broadway60mAmazon Prime Video
- S7E10Laughing on the Inside60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 810 episodes
- S8E1Hidden in the Genes60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E2Children of Exile60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E3Activists Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E4Things we Dont Discuss60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E5Mexican Roots60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E6Fighters60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E7Incredible Journeys60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E8Songs of the Past60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E9Watchmen60mAmazon Prime Video
- S8E10Where Did We Come From?60mAmazon Prime Video
Season 910 episodes
- S9E1Hidden Kin53mAmazon Prime Video
- S9E2Salem's Lot53mAmazon Prime Video
- S9E3Secret LivesAmazon Prime Video
- S9E4Far From HomeAmazon Prime Video
- S9E5Rising From the AshesAmazon Prime Video
- S9E6Family: Lost and FoundAmazon Prime Video
- S9E7ChosenAmazon Prime Video
- S9E8And Still I RiseAmazon Prime Video
- S9E9AnchormenAmazon Prime Video
- S9E10Out of the PastAmazon Prime Video
Season 1010 episodes
- S10E1Born To SingAmazon Prime Video
- S10E2Forever YoungAmazon Prime Video
- S10E3Fathers and SonsAmazon Prime Video
- S10E4Buried SecretsAmazon Prime Video
- S10E5Hold the LaughterAmazon Prime Video
- S10E6Far and AwayAmazon Prime Video
- S10E7The Brick Wall FallsAmazon Prime Video
- S10E8Mean StreetsAmazon Prime Video
- S10E9In the BloodAmazon Prime Video
- S10E10"Viewers Like You"Amazon Prime Video
Season 1110 episodes
- S11E1Larger Than LifeAmazon Prime Video
- S11E2La FamigliaAmazon Prime Video
- S11E3Stranger Than FictionAmazon Prime Video
- S11E4Dreamers One and AllAmazon Prime Video
- S11E5Family RecipesAmazon Prime Video
- S11E6Latin RootsAmazon Prime Video
- S11E7The Ties That BindAmazon Prime Video
- S11E8The Butterfly EffectAmazon Prime Video
- S11E9Moving on UpAmazon Prime Video
- S11E10Finding My RootsAmazon Prime Video
Season 1210 episodes
- S12E1American DreamsAmazon Prime Video
- S12E2Great MigrationsAmazon Prime Video
- S12E3Caribbean RootsAmazon Prime Video
- S12E4The Road We TookAmazon Prime Video
- S12E5Love & BasketballAmazon Prime Video
- S12E6Westward BoundAmazon Prime Video
- S12E7Family HarmoniesAmazon Prime Video
- S12E8Artistic RootsAmazon Prime Video
- S12E9Song of the SouthAmazon Prime Video
- S12E10Rags to Riches53mAmazon Prime Video