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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"Battle for Hong Kong" - Preview

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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.

A Hong Kong Protester Turns to Violence

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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.

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

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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.”

How Insys Therapeutics Bribed Doctors and Made Millions

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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

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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.

"America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump" - Preview

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An investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. FRONTLINE traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump, and how Trump's presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide.

Megyn Kelly on Trump’s Attacks And Roger Ailes’ Response

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Megyn Kelly speaks out about Donald Trump and Breitbart's attacks against her and Fox News after the 2015 GOP debate and how Fox News' then-CEO Roger Ailes responded, in FRONTLINE's documentary "America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump." Coming to PBS January 13 and 14.

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.”

A Child Held at Border Patrol’s Clint Facility Speaks Out

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Last year, reported conditions inside the Border Patrol station in Clint, TX where hundreds of migrant children were being held sparked a national outcry and congressional hearings. 9-year-old Dariana is the first child held inside the Clint facility who has been known to speak to the media: "Maybe we’d go out about 15 minutes a day ... the rest of the time we were locked up," she tells FRONTLINE.

"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.

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