FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 31 Seasons

FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.

Watch Latest: S2024 E14

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Border Patrol Officer: Separating Families Was "Horrible"

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Wesley Farris, a high-ranking officer with El Paso’s Border Patrol Union, describes what it was like to separate migrant children from their parents in a new FRONTLINE documentary -- offering a rare public criticism of family separations from within Border Patrol's own ranks. “That was the most horrible thing I've ever done,” he tells FRONTLINE. “You can’t help but see your own kids.”

"Targeting El Paso" - Preview

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FRONTLINE investigates how El Paso, Texas became the Trump administration’s immigration testing ground and then the target of a white supremacist. Interviews with current and former officials, border patrol agents, advocates and migrants tell the inside story from the epicenter of the border crisis.

"For Sama" - Trailer

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Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab filmed her life in the rebel-held Syrian city of Aleppo over five years. She fell in love, got married and had a daughter all while filming the violence raging around her — and in particular, documenting the unique challenges the Syrian conflict imposed on women and children.

Kids Caught in the Crackdown

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As the detention of migrant children has climbed to record-breaking levels under President Trump, FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate what’s going on inside federally-funded shelters — and the lasting impact on children held in U.S. custody.

"Kids Caught in the Crackdown" - Preview

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In an investigation with The Associated Press, FRONTLINE examines the widespread consequences — and business — of the mass confinement of migrant children. The documentary details the traumatic stories of migrant children detained under President Trump’s immigration policies.

"In the Age of AI" - Preview

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From fears about work and privacy to a rivalry between the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.

“No Danger to Paradise,” 911 Callers Were Told

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As the deadly Camp Fire approached Paradise on Nov. 8, 2018, town residents who called 911 were told they weren't in danger by a dispatcher who hadn’t yet heard anything to the contrary from Cal Fire, the state’s fire service. An excerpt from the new FRONTLINE documentary "Fire in Paradise." [Image: An image from the Concow area the morning of the Camp Fire, before it spread to Paradise.]

"Fire in Paradise" - Preview

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A year after the devastating Camp Fire, FRONTLINE examines who’s to blame and why it was so catastrophic. With accounts from survivors and first responders, the documentary tells the inside story of the most destructive fire in California's history, its causes and the impact of climate change.

"Zero Tolerance" - Preview

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How Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence. Inside the effort by three insurgents to tap into populist anger, transform the GOP, and crack down on immigration.

US government moves to privatize migrant child detention

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A joint investigation by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE has found that the Trump administration is actively shifting the caretaking of migrant children from mostly religious-based nonprofits toward the private sector.

Serious Questions Raised About Khashoggi Murder in Interview

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FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith raises serious questions about how Khashoggi’s murder in October 2018 could have been, as the Saudis have insisted, a “rogue operation.”

Inside Jamal Khashoggi’s Decision to Speak Out Against MBS

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In never-before-seen interview footage from shortly before he published his first Washington Post column criticizing Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi told FRONTLINE’s Martin Smith that he didn’t want to be a dissident — but that he also didn’t want to be silent. An excerpt from "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia."

Jamal Khashoggi on “MBS’s War” in Yemen

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In never-before-seen interview footage from years before his murder, Jamal Khashoggi praised the military campaign against Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen, launched by then-defense minister Mohammed bin Salman, while talking with FRONTLINE’s Martin Smith. “Look, for Saudi Arabia it is a 1939 moment,” Khashoggi said, comparing Iran to Nazi Germany.

"The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" - Preview

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A year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, FRONTLINE investigates the rise of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. In a two-hour documentary, Martin Smith — who has covered the Middle East for FRONTLINE for 20 years — examines the crown prince's vision for the future of Saudi Arabia, his handling of dissent and his ties to Khashoggi's killing.

FRONTLINE's New Season: Sneak Peek

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This season, FRONTLINE brings you gripping documentaries that investigate power and the powerful — from the rise of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to leaders of industry, and key decision-makers inside the beltway.

Before Flint's Water Crisis, One Man Tried To Sound An Alarm

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Before Michigan switched Flint’s water supply in April 2014, a man who worked at the water treatment plant tried to sound the alarm. His sister reveals he said, “It’s not safe. We’re not ready... People are gonna die.”

"They'll Have to Die of Something"

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Following a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that coincided with the Flint water crisis, a team of scientists urged the state's top health official, Nick Lyon, to step up surveillance for the disease or else more people could die. In FRONTLINE’s documentary “Flint’s Deadly Water,” they say his response was, “They’ll have to die of something.”

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