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EP 2: Putin's Way

FRONTLINE investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Vladimir Putin's reign in Russia. Tracin...

EP 3: Being Mortal

FRONTLINE follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with pa...

EP 4: The Fight for Yemen

As recently as September, President Obama was pointing to Yemen as a model for the U.S.’s counter-terrorism strategy. But now, the...

EP 5: American Terrorist

FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collabor...

EP 6: Outbreak

FRONTLINE tells the vivid, inside story of how the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn’t stopped before it was too lat...

EP 7: The Trouble with Chicken

FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat -- particularly poultry -- and why the food-safety system isn...

EP 8: Secrets, Politics and Torture

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk (United States of Secrets, Losing Iraq, Bush’s War, The Torture Question) comes the ...

EP 9: Obama at War

Veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Martin Smith goes inside the Obama administration’s struggle to deal with ISIS and the deadly civil wa...

EP 10: Rape on the Night Shift

A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women who clean the malls where you shop, the banks where you do business...

EP 11: Growing Up Trans

Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too — with new me...

EP 12: Escaping ISIS

Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS — and...

EP 13: Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guzmán, leader of one of the biggest drug cartels in ...

EP 14: My Brother's Bomber (1)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of Pan Am Fl...

EP 15: My Brother's Bomber (2)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of Pan Am Fl...

EP 16: My Brother's Bomber (3)

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one of 189 Americans killed in the bombing of Pan Am Fl...

EP 17: Immigration Battle

Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix our country’s broken immigration system? In “Immigration Battle,” a special two-hour...

EP 18: Inside Assad's Syria

The world’s eyes have been fixed on the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria for Europe. But what is life like for...

EP 19: Terror in Little Saigon

FRONTLINE and ProPublica team up to investigate a wave of terror that targeted Vietnamese-American journalists. Uncovering a trail...

EP 20: Taliban Hunters / ISIS in Afghanistan

Inside a counter-terrorism unit in Karachi, Pakistan that’s dedicated to tracking down Taliban suspects. ISIS is on the rise in A...

Overview

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

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Episodes >>

Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA

Episode 1

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Putin's Way

Episode 2

FRONTLINE investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that have s...

Being Mortal

Episode 3

FRONTLINE follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as ...

The Fight for Yemen

Episode 4

As recently as September, President Obama was pointing to Yemen as a model for t...

American Terrorist

Episode 5

FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped...

Outbreak

Episode 6

FRONTLINE tells the vivid, inside story of how the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak bega...

The Trouble with Chicken

Episode 7

FRONTLINE investigates the spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat -- particul...

Secrets, Politics and Torture

Episode 8

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk (United States of Secrets, Losing ...

Obama at War

Episode 9

Veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Martin Smith goes inside the Obama administration’s ...

Rape on the Night Shift

Episode 10

A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women who clean the mal...

Growing Up Trans

Episode 11

Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, ...

Escaping ISIS

Episode 12

Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts o...

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

Episode 13

A feature documentary about two filmmakers who set out to interview El Chapo Guz...

My Brother's Bomber (1)

Episode 14

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one o...

My Brother's Bomber (2)

Episode 15

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one o...

My Brother's Bomber (3)

Episode 16

When filmmaker Ken Dornstein was 19 years old, his older brother David was one o...

Immigration Battle

Episode 17

Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix our country’s broken immigration s...

Inside Assad's Syria

Episode 18

The world’s eyes have been fixed on the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing wa...

Terror in Little Saigon

Episode 19

FRONTLINE and ProPublica team up to investigate a wave of terror that targeted V...

Taliban Hunters / ISIS in Afghanistan

Episode 20

Inside a counter-terrorism unit in Karachi, Pakistan that’s dedicated to trackin...