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: S2024 E16

54m 23s

"COVID's Hidden Toll" - Preview

31s

FRONTLINE examines how the COVID crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers. The documentary follows the coronavirus pandemic’s invisible victims, including crucial farm and meat-packing workers who lack protections and have been getting sick.

"Once Upon A Time In Iraq" - Preview

31s

This is the story of the Iraq war, told by Iraqis who lived through it. They share their personal accounts and lasting memories of life under Saddam Hussein, the U.S.-led invasion of their country and the 17 years of chaos that followed — from the sectarian violence to the rise and brutal reign of ISIS.

"Opioids, Inc." - Preview

31s

The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, FRONTLINE investigates how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.

The Last Call

11m 22s

A story of one family devastated by NYC’s COVID-19 outbreak. First, her daughter spiked a fever. Then, her aunt was rushed to the hospital. As illness swept through Jessica Caro’s family in the early weeks of New York’s coronavirus crisis, she and her mother confided in and supported one another through calls and texts. Then her mom developed a cough.

"The Virus: What Went Wrong?" - Preview

31s

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

"Inside Italy's COVID War" - Preview

31s

FRONTLINE goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern Italy, as doctors are forced to make life and death decisions. An intimate, exclusive story that follows one besieged ER doctor, her staff and the patients suffering from COVID-19, from the darkest days to the signs of hope.

Tutwiler (2020)

34m

What is it like to give birth — and then be forced to say goodbye to your baby 24 hours later? This documentary short from FRONTLINE and The Marshall Project, offers a powerful and unforgettable window into the lives of incarcerated pregnant women — and what happens to their newborns.

"China Undercover" - Preview

31s

A special undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region. FRONTLINE investigates the Communist regime’s mass imprisonment of Muslims, and its use and testing of sophisticated surveillance technology against the Uyghur community.

"NRA Under Fire" - Preview

31s

Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. FRONTLINE investigates the organization's history and evolution, how it aligned with President Donald Trump and his base, and why it is under attack ahead of the 2020 election.

"Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos" - Trailer

3m 5s

FRONTLINE examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also investigates the darker side of the company’s rapid growth, and the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world.

"Battle for Hong Kong" - Preview

31s

FRONTLINE goes inside the battle for Hong Kong, following protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their struggle against what they say is growing influence from the communist government of mainland China.

Meet Agnes Chow, Hong Kong’s “Goddess of Democracy”

2m 42s

Agnes Chow has been described as Hong Kong’s “goddess of democracy.” A leading voice in both the 2014 “Umbrella Movement” and the even larger wave of pro-democracy protests that gripped Hong Kong last year, she is one of five young protesters FRONTLINE follows in the documentary, "Battle for Hong Kong." “We want,” she tells FRONTLINE in this excerpt, “to choose our future by ourselves.”

A Hong Kong Protester Turns to Violence

5m 24s

This excerpt from "Battle for Hong Kong" follows a protester, "Li," who says he once used peaceful methods -- but has now turned to violence. He's one of five young protesters FRONTLINE follows in the film, which goes inside the massive and unprecedented pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong that was sparked last year by a controversial extradition bill - and met with force by the police.

How Insys Therapeutics Bribed Doctors and Made Millions

3m 45s

Opioid maker Insys Therapeutics bribed doctors to prescribe a drug that’s stronger than heroin. It’s been linked to hundreds of deaths. Speaking publicly for the first time since the criminal trial against Insys executives began, the company’s former VP of sales explains how he ran the scheme.

The Luanda Leaks

33m 25s

As part of a worldwide investigation with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that draws on a trove of more than 700,000 leaked documents, FRONTLINE examines how Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, built a business empire with access to state funds from one of the poorest countries on earth — and the role U.S. companies played in helping her amass her fortune.

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