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.

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1h 26m

"Whose Vote Counts" - Trailer

1m 15s

As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not. With Columbia Journalism Investigations and USA Today, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb reports on allegations of voter disenfranchisement, rhetoric and realities around mail-in ballots, and how the pandemic could impact turnout.

"Whose Vote Counts" - Preview

31s

Allegations of voter fraud and disenfranchisement in the lead up to the 2020 election. With Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb investigates how the pandemic is being used to sway turnout.

"America's Medical Supply Crisis" - Preview

30s

Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press, FRONTLINE investigates the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.

La Elección 2020: Trump vs. Biden

1h 53m

En este especial de dos horas del veterano cineasta de FRONTLINE Michael Kirk y su equipo, escuche a los amigos, familiares, colegas y adversarios acerca de los desafíos que dieron forma a las vidas de Trump y Biden y podría informar cómo enfrentarán las crisis que enfrenta la nación en este momento crucial.

How Biden’s Stutter Shaped His Approach to Life & Politics

6m 1s

"The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden" examines how both candidates have responded to crises throughout their lives — starting back at the beginning. This excerpt goes inside Joe Biden's formative struggle with stuttering as a child.

How Childhood & Military School Shaped Trump

6m 45s

"The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden" examines how both candidates have responded to crises throughout their lives — starting back at the beginning. This excerpt goes inside how Donald Trump was shaped by both his stern and demanding father and his time at military school.

"The Choice 2020: Trump v. Biden" — Trailer

3m 20s

Ahead of the 2020 election, FRONTLINE's critically acclaimed series "The Choice" returns with interwoven investigative biographies of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The 2-hour special examines the defining moments that shaped their lives, their approach to power, and their visions for America’s future at this pivotal juncture.

"Policing the Police 2020" - Preview

31s

George Floyd's killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.

"Growing Up Poor in America" - Preview

31s

The experience of childhood poverty against the backdrop of a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. Set in Ohio, the film follows children and their families navigating issues of poverty, homelessness, race and new challenges due to COVID-19.

Amor, Vida y el Virus

24m 59s

Una colaboración de FRONTLINE y Univisión. La película fue dirigida por Oscar Guerra y cuenta la historia de Zully, una joven madre, y su lucha para sobrevivir al COVID-19 después de haber sido intubada para dar a luz y haber estado cerca de tres semanas en coma, mientras su esposo Marvin y su hijo mayor, Junior, se recuperaban del virus.

Love, Life and the Virus

34m 4s

Follow a mother’s fight to survive COVID-19 and see her newborn baby. FRONTLINE filmmaker Oscar Guerra documents how the coronavirus hit one immigrant family, their struggle to be reunited, and the community that rallied around them.

Undocumented in the Pandemic

20m 49s

From FRONTLINE, The Marshall Project and the Pulitzer Center, “Undocumented in the Pandemic” tells the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to stay together, while their father is detained by ICE in a facility where COVID-19 is spreading.

"Undocumented in the Pandemic" - Preview

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From FRONTLINE, The Marshall Project and the Pulitzer Center, “Undocumented in the Pandemic” tells the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to stay together, while their father is detained by ICE in a facility where COVID-19 is spreading.

"United States of Conspiracy" - Preview

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How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House. FRONTLINE examines the alliance of conspiracy entrepreneur Alex Jones, Trump advisor Roger Stone, and the president, and their role in the battle over truth and lies.

"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.

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