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Who Do You Think You Are?

2010–2022 · 12 seasons

A gentle, curiosity-driven journey through old records and family stories, often landing on quiet emotional discoveries that make history feel personal.

Created by
Alex Graham
Genres
Documentary, Reality
Starring
Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields
Overview
From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the most well-known names in American popular culture. Watch as celebrities discover unknown details about themselves and their families while researching their ancestry with the help of historians and genealogical experts.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
  • Discovery+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Alex Graham
Genres
Documentary, Reality
Starring
Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • memory
  • class
  • race
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary, reality
Created by
Alex Graham
Starring
Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Broderick, Spike Lee, Billy Porter, Nick Offerman
Length
12 seasons, 85 episodes, 42 min each
Network
NBC, TLC
Country
Canada, Hong Kong, India, United States of America
Languages
English

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