Stephen King, Gloria Reuben, and Courtney B. Vance, despite their public renown, possess a surprising lack of knowledge regarding their fathers' pasts.

Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter, and Rebecca Lobo each explored the landscapes of their ancestry. King unearthed the story of a grandmother who had been orphaned at a young age. Jeter delved into the lives of his forebears, uncovering a histo…

Ken Burns discovered that his lineage stretched back to Confederate soldiers and a slave owner. Anderson Cooper learned of an ancestor on his father's side who was killed by one of his enslaved people. And Anna Deavere Smith uncovered the s…

In this episode, actor Ben Affleck uncovers his mother's history as a Freedom Rider in 1964, while NAACP President Ben Jealous discovers the lengths his great-grandfather went to preserve his family. Actress Khandi Alexander learns details …

Chef Tom Colicchio uncovers the struggles of his ancestors in Northern Italy. Chef Ming Tsai journeys to trace his lineage back two millennia. Chef Aarón Sánchez explores his Mexican heritage, revealing connections to Spaniards, Africans, a…

Nas uncovers a lineage rooted in slavery; Angela Bassett discovers a history of emancipation within her own family; and Valerie Jarrett, a key advisor to President Obama, learns of free people of color in her ancestry.

Tony Kushner traced the legacy of the Holocaust within his lineage; Carole King explored the history behind her family's surname; and Alan Dershowitz unearthed a hidden chapter in his ancestry, revealing that a Hasidic synagogue founded by …

The lineage of figures like Deepak Chopra, Sally Field, and Sting vividly illustrates the profound reach of the British Empire during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Three figures who embody a distinctly American voice – Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos, and David Sedaris – trace their lineage back to the tide of Greek immigrants who arrived on American shores in the early years of the twentieth century.

The hidden narratives within their DNA unsettle these individuals' perceptions of their family histories and contemporary selves. This installment features Jessica Alba, Anderson Cooper, Valerie Jarrett, Governor Deval Patrick, and others.