The Generations Project
The Generations Project is a reality television series produced by and shown on BYU Television that helps those who have questions about their family history investigate their own identities by embarking on a journey to uncover the lives and stories of their ancestors. During this journey each participant attempts to retrace their ancestors footsteps often participating in immersion experiences, meeting experts, and even sometimes connecting with family they never knew they had. As each participant on the show sets out on their journey they discover new details about the lives of their ancestors, answer questions about identity, about time and place, and even discover things about themselves. Overall this journey helps participants learn where they have been and make their own conclusions about where they are going. It premiered on January 4, 2010. As of January 2012 the show is in its third season, with a total 33 shows produced.
| The Generations Project | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Directed by | Tyler Weston |
| Presented by | Lise Simms |
| Narrated by | Lise Simms |
| Composer | Micah Dahl Anderson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kendall Wilcox Andra Johnson Duke |
| Producers | Marissa Bernhard Raquel Marvez Agustina Perez Josh Wagner |
| Cinematography | Ty Arnold Brandon Christensen Travis Cline Cole Webley |
| Editors | Irina Cline Jared Cook Shark J. Gillins Andrew James Q. Bryce Randall Ted McCurdy Seth Warburton Jonathan Wright |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BYU Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BYU Television |
| Release | January 4, 2010 – March 19, 2012 |