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18 this season · 1634 totals2025e01 Maui's Deadly Firestorm 2025-01-08 03:00
Maui's Deadly Firestorm
FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. The documentary examines the fire's causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.
s2025e02 Trump's Comeback 2025-01-22 03:00
Trump's Comeback
FRONTLINE traces Donald Trump's return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, the documentary examines defining moments over his life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and his historic comeback.
s2025e03 Battle for Tibet 2025-02-19 03:00
Battle for Tibet
FRONTLINE investigates China's rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, the documentary examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet's Buddhist population and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
s2025e04 The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram 2025-03-26 02:00
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate how an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence. The documentary traces the rise of a global community of white supremacists and the anonymous, loosely moderated platforms used to spread hate and promote terror attacks.
s2025e05 Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages 2025-04-23 02:00
Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages
A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, FRONTLINE examines why communities are relocating and why they're struggling to preserve their traditions.
s2025e06 Antidote 2025-05-07 02:00
Antidote
An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin. FRONTLINE presents the stories of investigative journalist Christo Grozev and political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who put their lives on the line standing up to the Kremlin and the consequences they faced.
s2025e07 Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning 2025-05-21 02:00
Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning
How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America's lack of preparedness. FRONTLINE and NPR draw on a decade of reporting on disasters and their aftermath to examine how and why the U.S. is more vulnerable than ever to climate change-related storms.
s2025e08 Syria's Detainee Files 2025-05-28 02:00
Syria's Detainee Files
FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime's arrest, torture, and execution of detainees during the Syrian war. Former prisoners, guards, soldiers, and intelligence officials shed new light on atrocities carried out during Bashar al-Assad's reign.
s2025e09 Syria After Assad 2025-07-02 02:00
Syria After Assad
FRONTLINE examines Syria's uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa's rise to power and the emerging threats to the country's stability.
s2025e10 Trump's Power & The Rule of Law 2025-07-16 02:00
Trump's Power & The Rule of Law
FRONTLINE goes inside the high-stakes showdown between President Donald Trump and the courts over presidential power. Trump allies, opponents and experts talk about how he is testing the extent of his power; the legal pushback; and the impact on the rule of law.
s2025e11 Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran 2025-07-30 02:00
Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran
FRONTLINE examines how Israel ended up fighting wars in Gaza and Iran — and the role of the United States. From filmmakers James Jacoby and Anya Bourg, the documentary traces Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran, the conflict with the Palestinians, and Netanyahu's difficult relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
s2025e12 Born Poor 2025-10-08 02:00
Born Poor
More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids (2012 & 2017) explored poverty in the United States as it's rarely seen: through the eyes of children.Born Poor tells the stories of the same children, now grown, chronicling their lives from childhood to the present day. The 90-minute documentary follows Kaylie, Johnny and Brittany across three chapters of their lives as they grow from kids to teenagers to adults, trying to pursue their dreams while dealing with an economy where they face more obstacles than opportunities — and trying to overcome the grinding poverty that shaped their childhoods.