The Generations Project

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3 Seasons

56m

What secrets run in your blood? This reality series uncovers the hidden identities in family pasts, proving that the best way to know who you are is to know who you came from.

Season 1, 13 Episodes

S1 E1

Lumina,

Raised mostly by a surrogate family, Boston artist Lumina Gershfield is compelled to find out all that she can about her biological family. In particular, she hopes to connect with her grandmother, who in her youth faced a similar question to the one that currently concerns Lumina.

G 56m 2025

S1 E2

Durrell,

As an African American with a southern heritage, Durrell assumed his great-grandfather was a farmhand, but an old photo reveals this ancestor wearing a suit. Puzzled and eager to learn more, Durrell travels to Columbus, Mississippi.

G 55m 2025

S1 E3

Katie,

Katie Newbold’s life has been riddled with health problems, and she has most recently been diagnosed with precancerous polyps. As Katie looks to her family’s past to understand if these health issues are genetic, she is able to connect with a great-grandmother who died of a similar condition in her early 30s.

G 55m 2025

S1 E4

Maile,

Maile wants to learn more about her ancestor that was sent to an island off of Hawaii, Kalaupapa, because she was diagnosed as a leper. Maile wants to learn what life was like for her, isolated from her children and family.

G 56m 2025

S1 E5

John,

John Searcy feels passionate about the power of a name. John wants to learn more about his namesake, his great-grandfather, in hopes of identifying morals and values that he can emulate. He travels to Florida and Georgia, where he learns about his surprising past.

G 58m 2025

S1 E6

Deanna,

Deanna Jensen sets out on what seems to be an impossible journey of learning about her great-grandparents, who were killed in a house fire after throwing their 11-month-old daughter to safety. Deanna’s grandmother knows little about her parents, making it difficult for her to pass on their legacy.

G 57m 2025

S1 E7

Danielle,

Danielle's apathy concerning family history is razed when she learns that her African-American great-grandfather was the inventor and patent holder of the horse bridle in 1892. To learn more about her ancestor, Danielle journeys to Colonial Williamsburg to see what life would have been like for a man of his status.

G 56m 2025

S1 E8

James,

To find the truth behind the family legend that he has an East Indian princess in his pedigree, bridal gown designer James Walker travels to southern Utah to learn how this alleged princess would have fared in a rural community.

G 57m 2025

S1 E9

Andrea,

As Andrea undergoes her second bout of cancer, she must face drastic lifestyle changes. Join her as she draws strength and inspiration from her ancestors, particularly the independent women of her past.

G 56m 2025

S1 E10

Gloria,

Gloria Squires has been troubled by a family story of her grandfather William, known only as a drunk who cheated on his wife and was ultimately found beaten to death. Gloria believes there is good in everyone and wants to find something admirable that she can pass on to future generations.

G 56m 2025

S1 E11

Boyd,

Former judge Boyd Mossman believes that he is related to Isaac Davis. Legend has it that Davis was the royal adviser to King Kamehameha, who allegedly gave Davis a Hawaiian princess to marry. Boyd researches the story of his ancestor to find out if the legend is true and if Boyd really is royalty.

G 58m 2025

S1 E12

Vicki,

Vicki Biss believes she is part American Indian and travels to Shiloh, Tennessee, to discover the surprising truth behind the legend.

G 54m 2025

S1 E13

Lakia,

Is pessimism hereditary? Lakia Holmes journeys through her great-grandmother’s life to find out. Her question takes her from the Big Apple to rural Alabama to the small schoolhouse of her great-grandmother’s youth, a harrowing reenactment of life as a slave and a surprise encounter with the grandfather she has never met.

G 57m 2025

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The Generations Project

Reality

3 Seasons

56m

What secrets run in your blood? This reality series uncovers the hidden identities in family pasts, proving that the best way to know who you are is to know who you came from.

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