A new season of Who Do You Think You Are? premieres Sunday, April 3 at 9/8 CT on TLC.
Is there a scandal in Scott Foley’s past? What gentle people can claim Katey Sagal among their own? Is Brat Packer Molly Ringwald really Swedish royalty?
These celebs and others delve into the secrets hidden in the branches of their family trees during a new spring season of TLC’s popular genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?
The series, executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky and sponsored by Ancestry, has already connected a host of famous folks — including Jim Parsons, Bryan Cranston, J.K. Rowling, Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow — to compelling people and moving moments in their personal histories, and often history as a whole.
On the spring 2016 season:
Aisha Tyler (Sunday, April 3) tracks down her 2x great-grandfather, whose story had been lost over generations, and uncovers an astonishing tale of a prominent ancestor whose struggle to keep his illegitimate son a secret made headlines.
Scott Foley (Sunday, April 10) finds a relative who risked his life for one of America’s founding fathers, and an ancestor who suffered unspeakably during one of this nation’s darkest times.
Katey Sagal (Sunday, April 17) is shocked to learn of her family’s Amish roots, and digs deeper as she realizes the level of dedication to their faith.
Molly Ringwald (Sunday, April 24) explores family lore of Swedish royalty which uncovers her ancestors’ harrowing lives and a brave woman who forever changed her family’s fate.
Lea Michele (Sunday, May 1) nails down where her mysterious paternal ancestors came from, and learns of the dire economic circumstances they endured while trying to emigrate to the U.S.
Chris Noth (airdate TBD) learns his ancestors suffered during one of the greatest catastrophes in American history, and a relative who fought in one of the bloodiest battles of all time.
A new season of Who Do You Think You Are? premieres Sunday, April 3 at 9/8 CT on TLC.