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Episodes

EP 2: Secret State of North Korea

FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people, revealing how ordinary citizens are resisting one of the ...

EP 3: Syria's Second Front / Children of Aleppo

Three years in to Syria’s civil war, rebel forces aren’t just fighting the Assad regime. They’re also vying for control against a ...

EP 4: Generation Like

Thanks to social media, today’s teens are able to directly interact with their culture — artists, celebrities, movies, brands, and...

EP 5: Secrets of the Vatican

Secrets of the Vatican tells the epic, inside story of the collapse of the Benedict papacy — and illuminates the extraordinary cha...

EP 6: TB Silent Killer

Tuberculosis was once thought to be a disease of the past. But with virulent new drug-resistant strains emerging faster than ever,...

EP 7: Solitary Nation

With extraordinary access, award-winning producer and director Dan Edge (Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown, Kill/Capture, The Wounde...

EP 8: Prison State

There are roughly 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S., with a disproportionate number coming from a few city neighborhoods....

EP 9: United States of Secrets (1)

The history of the National Security Agency's unprecedented surveillance program is investigated....

EP 10: United States of Secrets (2)

The role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency's surveillance program is explored....

EP 11: The Battle for Ukraine / Syria: Arming the Rebels

FRONTLINE draws on personal and dramatic footage to reveal the deep-seated hatreds between right-wing Ukrainian nationalists with ...

EP 12: Omarina's Story / Separate and Unequal

When FRONTLINE first met Omarina Cabrera back in 2012 for the documentary Middle School Moment, she was a struggling student at Mi...

EP 13: Losing Iraq

In a special developing report, FRONTLINE examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conf...

EP 14: Hunting Boko Haram / Ebola Outbreak

When the radical Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, it sparked international outrage an...

EP 15: The Trouble with Antibiotics

FRONTLINE investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whether it is fueling the growing crisis of antibioti...

EP 16: The Rise of ISIS

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. As part of a special FRONTLINE series, cor...

EP 17: Firestone and the Warlord

What are the costs of doing business in a war zone? On Nov.18, 2014, FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the relationship between...

EP 18: Stickup Kid

What happens when we lock up juvenile offenders in adult prisons? “Stickup Kid,” a FRONTLINE digital exclusive, tells the story of...

Overview

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

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Episodes >>

To Catch a Trader

Episode 1

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Secret State of North Korea

Episode 2

FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people, reveali...

Syria's Second Front / Children of Aleppo

Episode 3

Three years in to Syria’s civil war, rebel forces aren’t just fighting the Assad...

Generation Like

Episode 4

Thanks to social media, today’s teens are able to directly interact with their c...

Secrets of the Vatican

Episode 5

Secrets of the Vatican tells the epic, inside story of the collapse of the Bened...

TB Silent Killer

Episode 6

Tuberculosis was once thought to be a disease of the past. But with virulent new...

Solitary Nation

Episode 7

With extraordinary access, award-winning producer and director Dan Edge (Inside ...

Prison State

Episode 8

There are roughly 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S., with a disproporti...

United States of Secrets (1)

Episode 9

The history of the National Security Agency's unprecedented surveillance program...

United States of Secrets (2)

Episode 10

The role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency's surveillance progra...

The Battle for Ukraine / Syria: Arming the Rebels

Episode 11

FRONTLINE draws on personal and dramatic footage to reveal the deep-seated hatre...

Omarina's Story / Separate and Unequal

Episode 12

When FRONTLINE first met Omarina Cabrera back in 2012 for the documentary Middle...

Losing Iraq

Episode 13

In a special developing report, FRONTLINE examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq a...

Hunting Boko Haram / Ebola Outbreak

Episode 14

When the radical Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 Nigerian schoolg...

The Trouble with Antibiotics

Episode 15

FRONTLINE investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whe...

The Rise of ISIS

Episode 16

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise o...

Firestone and the Warlord

Episode 17

What are the costs of doing business in a war zone? On Nov.18, 2014, FRONTLINE a...

Stickup Kid

Episode 18

What happens when we lock up juvenile offenders in adult prisons? “Stickup Kid,”...