FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 32 Seasons

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

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28m 40s

"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.

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."

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.”

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.”

"Supreme Revenge [2019]" - Preview

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Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, an investigation of how a 30-year-old grievance transformed the Court and turned confirmations into bitter, partisan conflicts.

"Trump's Trade War" - Preview

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The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the US and China, NPR and FRONTLINE investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.

"The Last Survivors" - Preview

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As young children, they lived through the Holocaust. Now, some of the last remaining survivors recount their memories and the lingering trauma. FRONTLINE offers a haunting look at how disturbing childhood experiences and unimaginable loss have impacted their daily lives and relationships – from survivor’s guilt, to crises of faith and second-generation trauma.

"The Abortion Divide" - Preview

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FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. Drawing on a landmark FRONTLINE film from the 1980s, the documentary takes a look at both sides of the abortion divide in a community still embroiled in the conflict.

Marcos Ya No Vive Aquí

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En "Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” el director David Sutherland cuenta la historia de Elizabeth Pérez, veterana condecorada de los Marines, que lucha por reunificar a su familia después de que su esposo indocumentado, Marcos, fuera deportado. El documental revela el complicado sistema de inmigración de los EUA y el alto costo humano de la deportación.

"Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore" - Preview

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Elizabeth Perez, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran living in Cleveland, fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband, Marcos, is deported. Acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland examines the U.S. immigration system through the lives of two unforgettable protagonists whose lives reveal the human cost of deportation.

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