Finding Your RootsSeason 11 Will Feature Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Bell and Laurence Fishburne (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Bell and Laurence Fishburne.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; John Lamparski/Getty

Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; John Lamparski/Getty

Finding Your Rootsis returning for another season filled with startling revelations.

The PBS docuseries' eleventh season debuts on January 7, 2025, with longtime hostHenry Louis Gates Jr. and a new roster of celebrities who will learn more about their family trees. This season’s guests includeJoy Behar,Kristen Bell,Laurence Fishburne,Debra Messing,Michael Imperioli,Melanie Lynskey,Natalie Morales,Sheryl Lee Ralph,Lea Salonga,Amanda Seyfried,Dax Shepard,Sharon Stone,Chrissy Teigen, celebrity chefsJosé Andrésand Sean Sherman, novelist Amy Tan, poet Rita Dove, historian Lonnie Bunch and musician Rubén Blades.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Ciara in season 10 of ‘Finding Your Roots.'.Courtesy McGee Media/FINDING YOUR ROOTS

Courtesy McGee Media/FINDING YOUR ROOTS

For 10 seasons,Finding Your Rootshas welcomed various big-name guests and uncovered their family trees, often with surprising results.

The show has evolved over the years, drawing a wide range of celebrities. Some revelations have been welcome surprises, like whenAndy Samberglearned the identity of his grandmother in season 5, which had been previously unknown to his mother, who was adopted as an infant.

Lena Dunham in season 10 of ‘Finding Your Roots.'.PBS

PBS

WhenLL Cool Jlearned on the show in 2016 that his mother was adopted, it “blew” the rapper’s mind.

“LL had a whole new family, and it humbles me to be able to connect people to their ancestors, to their genealogical and genetic roots,” Gatestold PEOPLEin July.

“I was waking up, dealing with jet lag. I looked at my text, and I thought I was hallucinating,” Gates also told PEOPLE in July.

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