Synopsis

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gathers actors Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong’o, alongside chef Lidia Bastianich—three women whose families navigated continents in search of freedom and a better life, each carrying echoes of those left behind. Their journeys have fostered a shared curiosity about the relatives who remained. (Lupita Nyong’o first appeared in Season 4, Episode 7. Lidia Bastianich first appeared in Season 3, Episode 9. Scarlett Johansson first appeared in Season 4, Episode 5.)