FINDING YOUR ROOTS: The Ties That Bind

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Saturday, June 27 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who whose ancestors had some remarkable similarities. Telling stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals, Gates compels the pair to reimagine their family trees.