Billy Porteris among six stars who will be diving into their family’s past in the long-awaited return ofWho Do You Think You Are?
In PEOPLE’s exclusive look at the NBC show’s new trailer, thePosestar, 52, meets with a family historian and genealogist to learn more about the death of his maternal great-grandfather in 1923.
“Billy’s research takes him through conflicting accounts of what happened, before he discovers a local African-American newspaper that lays bare the appalling truth of his grandfather’s death and the community uproar that followed,” reads a press release from the show.
In addition to Porter, the new season will featureAllison Janney,Bradley Whitford,Nick Offerman,Zachary LeviandZachary Quinto.
Billy Porter inWho Do You Think You Are?.Harris Khan/NBC
“Were they running from something or to something?” Whitford, 62, asks in the clip.
A stunned Offerman, 51, also struggles to grasp the truth of his familial history, which extends as far back as the Revolutionary War. “How could all of these family members condone this behavior?” he asks.
In one part, Levi, 41, appears to be shocked as he reads a document, presumably about his relative, who was found “guilty of witchcraft.”
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“All of the dysfunction in our lives, you can trace through your lineage,” he later says.
Toward the end of the trailer, Quinto, 45, reveals, “I feel like a much more complete version of myself.”
“These are the shoulders that I stand on,” Porter adds while holding back tears.
Who Do You Think You Are?.NBC
The Emmy Award-winning documentary series, which made its American television premiere in 2010, returns to NBC after running for several seasons on TLC.
Who Do You Think You Are?premieres Sunday, July 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Episodes will stream on Peacock the following day.
source: people.com
