Episode guide
Finding Your Roots: Season 4
10 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 2017
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- Episode 1: The Impression Oct 2, 2017 · 1h Join Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought.
- Episode 2: Unfamiliar Kin Oct 10, 2017 · 1h Guests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Along the…
- Episode 3: Puritans and Pioneers Oct 17, 2017 · 1h Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.
- Episode 4: The Vanguard Oct 24, 2017 · 1h Guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities challenged as they learn about their…
- Episode 5: Immigrant Nation Oct 31, 2017 · 1h Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears.
- Episode 6: Black Like Me Nov 7, 2017 · 1h Guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions…
- Episode 7: Children of the Revolution Nov 14, 2017 · 1h Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes unexpected…
- Episode 8: Relatives We Never Knew We Had Nov 21, 2017 · 1h Guests: Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they had thanks to genetic detective…
- Episode 9: Southern Roots Dec 12, 2017 · 1h Guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath shaped families both black and…
- Episode 10: Funny Business Dec 19, 2017 · 1h Guests: Amy Schumer and more. Guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.