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Episodes

EP 2: President Biden

The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the se...

EP 3: Trump's American Carnage

From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence, and insurrection. FRONTLINE investigates Trump’...

EP 4: China's COVID Secrets

The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. Chinese scientists and doctors, internation...

EP 5: Iraq's Assassins/ COVID in Yemen

How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. FRONTLINE investigates allegations that militias are threatening and killin...

EP 6: Death Is Our Business/ Love, Life & the Virus

At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. How the pandemic has transformed mourning in ...

EP 7: American Insurrection

Over the last three years, FRONTLINE has collaborated with ProPublica to investigate the rise of extremism in America. In the afte...

EP 8: The Virus That Shook the World (1)

The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, from lockdowns to funerals...

EP 9: The Virus That Shook the World (2)

The epic story of people around the world living through the year of the pandemic continues in a second part. With extensive perso...

EP 10: Escaping Eritrea

An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and ...

EP 11: The Healthcare Divide

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. The documentary examines how pres...

EP 12: The Jihadist

A powerful Syrian militant called a terrorist by the U.S. seeks a new relationship with the West. In his first interview with a We...

EP 13: Germany's Neo-Nazis & the Far Right

FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany. The documentary traces how extremists have carried...

EP 14: The Power of the Fed

When COVID struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis. As the country’s central bank continues to pump...

EP 15: Leaving Afghanistan/India's Rape Scandal

FRONTLINE investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. With exclusive access to a militant wing of the ...

EP 16: In the Shadow of 9/11

How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since 9/11. From the director of "Leaving Neverland," t...

EP 17: America After 9/11

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. respo...

EP 18: Boeing's Fatal Flaw

In an investigation with The New York Times, FRONTLINE examines the commercial pressures, flawed design and failed oversight behin...

EP 19: Taliban Takeover

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi in...

EP 20: Pandora Papers/ Massacre in El Salvador

A leak reveals hidden assets and deals of the wealthy and powerful; the legacy of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador....

EP 21: Shots Fired

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With local journalism partner Th...

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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President Biden

Episode 2

The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next ...

Trump's American Carnage

Episode 3

From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violenc...

China's COVID Secrets

Episode 4

The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China resp...

Iraq's Assassins/ COVID in Yemen

Episode 5

How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. FRONTLINE investigates al...

Death Is Our Business/ Love, Life & the Virus

Episode 6

At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving proc...

American Insurrection

Episode 7

Over the last three years, FRONTLINE has collaborated with ProPublica to investi...

The Virus That Shook the World (1)

Episode 8

The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of th...

The Virus That Shook the World (2)

Episode 9

The epic story of people around the world living through the year of the pandemi...

Escaping Eritrea

Episode 10

An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressiv...

The Healthcare Divide

Episode 11

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare expo...

The Jihadist

Episode 12

A powerful Syrian militant called a terrorist by the U.S. seeks a new relationsh...

Germany's Neo-Nazis & the Far Right

Episode 13

FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany. ...

The Power of the Fed

Episode 14

When COVID struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisi...

Leaving Afghanistan/India's Rape Scandal

Episode 15

FRONTLINE investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan...

In the Shadow of 9/11

Episode 16

How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since...

America After 9/11

Episode 17

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk an...

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Episode 18

In an investigation with The New York Times, FRONTLINE examines the commercial p...

Taliban Takeover

Episode 19

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifi...

Pandora Papers/ Massacre in El Salvador

Episode 20

A leak reveals hidden assets and deals of the wealthy and powerful; the legacy o...

Shots Fired

Episode 21

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly fo...