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The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.", the 12th series from Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.

The life of an adventurer isn't always a glamorous one. Belgrieve finds this out the hard way when a deadly encounter robs him of his leg and the ability to pursue his dreams not long after setting off for fame and fortune. But fate isn't finished with this retired adventurer! While gathering herbs in the wilderness, he discovers an abandoned baby girl and names her Angeline after deciding to raise her as his own. Angeline grows up to become a top-tier adventurer in her own right, yet after venturing out into the world and making a name for herself, fame, fortune, and power hold no allure for the accomplished S-rank adventurer: her heartfelt wish is for nothing more than to see her father again.

Each episode, a celebrity explores their ancestry, discovering things about their past that they never knew.

A contemporary, feel-good family drama from the makers of Offspring, Sisters asks the big questions: what makes you you; what is the difference between being related and being a family; and does it pay to have DNA tests before sleeping with someone?

Riptide follows Alison, whose life is plunged into despair when her new Australian husband vanishes after a morning surf. It quickly becomes obvious there is more to the story than meets the eye as she sets out to investigate his disappearance.

Clairvoyant medium Tyler Henry offers clarity and closure from the beyond while searching through his own family's past in an intimate reality series.

Caught in the Act: Unfaithful tracks host Tami Roman as she sets out on a mission to empower suspicious lovers to catch their cheating partners in the act. Once the investigation is complete, the suspicious lover can choose to team up with their partner's other lover or take them both down in an undercover ambush.

When her husband, Lee, is murdered, Sarah Manning comes to realise that she knows nothing about his past. Sarah begins to question who Lee actually was and what he did in his work for a powerful global organisation. And why did Lee, a salesman, need to carry a gun?

Come Home is a gripping TV series about a mother who vanishes, leaving her family in disarray. The aftermath of her disappearance is catastrophic. As her family tries to come to terms with her absence, they are forced to confront the secrets and lies that drove her away. Come Home is a must-watch drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This fast-paced thriller stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Ezard, a man bent on uncovering the truth about his brother's death. He soon finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy and a torrid love affair.

Viola Vitale, a gorgeous and magnetic woman who has always worked in the field of fashion journalism, moves from Paris to Palermo, armed only with optimism and trust, in search of the father she has never known.

Eun Gye Hoon is a chef who sets up a restaurant in the town where his twin sister went missing 20 years ago. He finds himself randomly experiencing emotions one day, spontaneously crying and laughing, and it turns out that they are the emotions of a woman named Noh Da Hyun.

Héctor Belascoarán leaves his corporate job and dull marriage to become an independent detective and tackle shocking criminal cases in 1970s Mexico City.

Foundlings are people abandoned as babies, often in the first hours and days of their lives. Born without trace, with no identifying information, they have had no way of unlocking the secrets of their past. But in this new ground-breaking documentary series, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, the team behind Long Lost Family combine the latest DNA technology with painstaking detective work, to enable four foundlings to finally uncover their identities.

Christian lives in public housing and earns his living doing the dirty work of Lino, the local mafia boss. When the stigmata appear on his hands, he discovers strange healing powers, which allow him to defend himself from Rino. But Matthew, a mysterious Vatican postulator in search of confirmation and signs, finds it and approaches a truth that could upset his life and that of the whole world.

When a foley artist goes home to settle her late mother's estate, she discovers a dark family secret and becomes obsessed with finding the truth.

Recently separated, top neurologist Dr. Valérie Rossier moves back to her ancestral home with her son Lucas, and takes a position in an exclusive clinic run by her former teacher, Professor Wassermann. As she settles into her new life, strange occurrences conspire to reveal her true heritage, as well as her family's tragic history.

Sue Perkins experiences the modern phenomenon of #vanlife in the USA, as she campervans across California and Colorado to discover the highs and lows of life on the road.

Bu Xia is brought up by his grandfather, who is a spiritual medium. After his grandfather's funeral, he finds himself hearing voices murmur in his ears now and then. He thinks he's suffering from hallucinations and is ready to seek medical treatment but is surprised to find that the voices in his ears, like a Dolby stereo, are the voices of ghosts! Jiang Chi is Bu's roommate and excels in both sports and academics. When Bu finds out that the more he gets in touch with Jiang-chi, the more he doesn't hear any ghostly voice, he starts to find ways to approach Jiang. Is it because of Jiangs charm? The more Jiang knows, the more confused he becomes.

Alexander embarks on an epic journey across one of the most influential and successful countries on Earth, exploring all South Korea has to offer and just how different our lives are.

In Berlin, her father Ayaz Kiran lives a quiet life. Ruya finds out that her mother, whom she has never seen one day, is in Syria. The only way to enter the occupied congregation for Ruya, which learns that her mother is alive, is to make a fake marriage with Boran. Until that day, Ruya, who is not separated from the bottom of her father's index, puts her head on this dangerous journey. And the way crosses Yusuf, who returned home for the first time in six years. While searching for his mother in Syria, he finds himself in a crowded family and a different adventure in Antakya. The chief architect of the dangerous adventure she falls into is her father, nicknamed Atmaca, who never knew the direction of darkness.