Finding Your Roots fingerprintBig heart, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
History, a real life story, and family
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, nostalgic, and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
History, a real life story, and family
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and family.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
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Finding Your Roots is included with a subscription to PBS, Thirteen, and WETA+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, PBS, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 8.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-PG in the United States.
13 seasons
It has 13 seasons with 127 episodes of about 60 minutes each and is still in production.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It started in 2012 and is still in production.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Finding Your Roots in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 106 storytelling tropes for Finding Your Roots, including Viewers Like You, Tony Shalhoub, Danielle Brooks.
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