Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Hidden in the Genes (Season 8, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Hidden in the Genes (Season 8, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels solve family mysteries through DNA detective work, illuminating both history and their own identities.

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Jan 4, 2022 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Erin Burnett Self Self See fewer	Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Amy Carlson Self Self See fewer	Blue Bloods (2010)
David Chang Self Self See fewer	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Brittany Packnett Cunningham Self (as Brittany Packnett) Self (as Brittany Packnett) See fewer	Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016)
Lee Daniels Self Self See fewer	Precious (II) (2009)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rebecca Hall Self Self See fewer	Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Anita Hill Self Self See fewer	Sex & Justice (1993)
Regina King Self Self See fewer	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Nathan Lane Self Self See fewer	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Damon Lindelof Self Self See fewer	Lost (2004)
Mario Lopez Self Self See fewer	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012)
Melissa Villaseñor Self Self See fewer	Hubie Halloween (2020)
Lena Waithe Self Self See fewer	Master of None (2015)