Who Do You Think You Are? Season 1

Working alongside genealogists, researchers and historians, the stars excavates stories from their families' past. Sarah Jessica Parker's search leads back to the Salem witch trials. Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith follows his slave ancestors to Benin. Lisa Kudrow learns the truth of her great-grandmother's fate in the Holocaust. Tony® winner Matthew Broderick traces his family to battlefields in France and America. Brooke Shields unearths her royal connections. Oscar® winner Susan Sarandon explores the racy life of her grandmother. And Emmy®-winning director Spike Lee meets a relative he didn't know he had. After searching her family history, Sarah Jessica Parker noted, "It's changed everything about who I thought I was, everything." Intriguing, moving, and ultimately uplifting, this series proves that genealogy is more than a pastime. It's a journey through history that changes everything. The series was filmed on location in Benin, Belarus, Poland, Italy, France, among other locations.