Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.
  • 51min
  • Seasons: 10
  • Episodes: 106
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

season 8

serie United States 2012

Episode rating

Season 8
8.1
E1
8.3
E2
7.7
E3
7.8
E4
7.7
E5
7.9
E6
7.6
E7
7.7
E8
7.5
E9
7.3
E10

Cast of season 8

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 810

  • 8.1
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    Hidden in the Genes
    episode S8.E1 january 2022
    Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels solve family mysteries through DNA detective work, illuminating both history and their own identities.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Children of Exile
    episode S8.E2 january 2022
    Henry Louis Gates Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Activist Roots
    episode S8.E3 january 2022
    Henry Louis Gates Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Things We Don't Discuss
    episode S8.E4 january 2022
    Henry Louis Gates Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Mexican Roots
    episode S8.E5 february 2022
    Comedians Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor learn about their Mexican heritage.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Fighters
    episode S8.E6 february 2022
    Comedian Tony Danza learns about his Sicilian ancestors while comedian Terry Crews learns about his father's complicated heritage.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Incredible Journeys
    episode S8.E7 february 2022
    Comedian John Leguizamo learns the incredible truth about his South American ancestors while filmmaker Lena Waithe learns about her complex heritage.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Songs of the Past
    episode S8.E8 february 2022
    Comedian Nathan Lane learns about his impoverished Irish ancestors while actor Leslie Odom Jr. learns the fascinating truth about his ancestors.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Watchmen
    episode S8.E9 april 2022
    Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
  • 7.3
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    Where Did We Come From?
    episode S8.E10 april 2022
    News anchor Erin Burnett, fashion journalist André Leon Talley and actress Amy Carlson trace their ancestral roots.