Frontline Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Divided States of America: Pt. 1

The film examines how President Obama's promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. Part Two examines racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP, and the growing dysfunction in Washington.

Episode 1 - Putin’s Revenge, Pt. 1

Putin's Revenge is a riveting investigation of how the U.S. struggled to confront Vladimir Putin over Russian involvement in the 2016 election, how revenge may have motivated Putin to target American democracy, and the U.S. responses under Presidents Obama and Trump.

Episode 1 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia - Episode 1

A dangerous rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. From revolution in Iran, reaction by Saudi Arabia, and wars in Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq, how religion and power politics drive perpetual conflict.

Episode 1 - The Pension Gamble

Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his own Attorney General.

Episode 1 - Left Behind America

Intimate stories of one Rust Belt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy.

Episode 1 - Separated: Children at the Border

The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores the impact of the Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, and how both Trump and Obama dealt with minors at the border.

Episode 1 - Part 1

Part 1 -- For everyone who remembers what it was like to be young, when the whole world seemed to stretch out before you while you were stuck in your own backyard, this special FRONTLINE series tells the story of Chris and Cody: two boys growing up in a hard land, determined to beat the odds against them, and struggling with who they are -- and who they can become.

Episode 1 - Documenting Hate: Charlottesville

Exposing the white supremacists and Neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally. An investigation with ProPublica shows how some of those behind the racist violence went unpunished and continued to operate around the country.

Episode 1 - Trump's Road to the White House

An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency. Through interviews with key players, the film shows how Trump rallied millions of supporters, defeated adversaries, and who he's bringing into the White House with him.

Episode 1 - War On the EPA

How Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency and rolling back years of policy. An investigation into the conservative political forces and causes, like climate change skepticism, that propelled Pruitt’s takeover of the EPA.

Episode 1 - Frontline, The Fish On My Plate

Journalist and author Paul Greenberg (Four Fish; American Catch) spends a year eating only fish. From farmed fish in Norway to the biggest wild fishery in the world off Peru, he travels to investigate the health of the ocean - as well as his own.

Episode 1 - Trump's Takeover

Inside President Donald Trump's high-stakes battle for control of the Republican Party. How Trump attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.

Episode 1 - Life On Parole

Follow former prisoners through the challenges of their first year on parole. With unique access, the film goes inside the effort to change the way parole works in Connecticut and reduce the number of people returning to prison.

Episode 1 - Trump's Showdown

Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his own Attorney General.

Episode 1 - Blackout in Puerto Rico

In Blackout in Puerto Rico, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The film examines how the federal response, Wall Street, and years of neglect have left the island struggling to survive.

Episode 1 - Part 1

Follow a brother's gripping search for the terrorists who blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Filmmaker Ken Dornstein sets off to war-torn Libya in search of the men who killed 189 Americans, including his brother, in 1988.

Episode 1 - Frontline, Predator on the Reservation

A pediatrician accused of sexually abusing Native American boys for years. An investigation with The Wall Street Journal into the decades-long failure to stop a government doctor who moved from reservation to reservation despite warnings.

Episode 1 - Trafficked in America

The inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will in Ohio. An investigation of labor trafficking exposes a criminal network that exploited undocumented minors, companies profiting from forced labor, and the US government's role.

Episode 1 - The Mueller Investigation

The Mueller Investigation traces how the President of the United States set himself on a collision course with the country’s top law enforcement officials.

Episode 1 - The Facebook Dilemma, Pt. 1

Early warnings about Facebook’s impact on privacy and democracy in the U.S. and around the world. Dozens of original interviews and rare footage show how the company faced claims of misuse while becoming an unprecedented global power.

Episode 1 - Episode 1

Living the year of the pandemic, filmed around the world, from lockdowns to funerals to protests. Using extensive personal video and local footage, how people and countries responded to the virus, across cultures, race, faith and privilege.

Episode 1 - McCain

Sen. John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and his own Republican party. A look at his life and politics, from POW in Vietnam, to choosing Sarah Palin as running mate, to his vote against the GOP's health care bill.

Episode 1 - Death Is Our Business/Love, Life & the Virus

At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. Examine how the pandemic has transformed mourning in a city known for its jazz-filled funerals. Also, explore the story of a mom’s fight to survive the virus and see her newborn.

Episode 2 - Part 2

Track Ken Dornstein’s continued search for the terrorists who blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie. In this second episode, the filmmaker follows the evidence to Zurich and Malta in search of the truth.

Episode 2 - The Facebook Dilemma, Pt. 2

Facebook’s response to charges of promoting “fake news” and disrupting American politics. Dozens of interviews and rare footage show the company’s role sowing division worldwide and the challenges facing the powerful social media platform.

Episode 2 - Episode 2

Part Two of the epic story of people around the world living in the year of the pandemic. With extensive personal video and local footage, examine the differing struggles, beliefs and responses, across cultures, race, faith and privilege.

Episode 2 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia - Episode 2

Part two of a special series about how two rivals have plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. While Iran extends its power from Iraq into Syria and Lebanon, Saudi Arabia is making a stand in Yemen, with deadly consequences for the region.

Episode 2 - Divided States of America: Pt. 2

The film examines how President Obama's promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. Part Two examines racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP, and the growing dysfunction in Washington.

Episode 2 - Part 2

Part 2 -- For everyone who remembers what it was like to be young, when the whole world seemed to stretch out before you while you were stuck in your own backyard, this special FRONTLINE series tells the story of Chris and Cody: two boys growing up in a hard land, determined to beat the odds against them, and struggling with who they are -- and who they can become.

Episode 2 - Putin’s Revenge, Pt. 2

Putin's Revenge is a riveting investigation of how the U.S. struggled to confront Vladimir Putin over Russian involvement in the 2016 election, how revenge may have motivated Putin to target American democracy, and the U.S. responses under Presidents Obama and Trump.

Episode 3 - Part 3

Part 3 -- For everyone who remembers what it was like to be young, when the whole world seemed to stretch out before you while you were stuck in your own backyard, this special FRONTLINE series tells the story of Chris and Cody: two boys growing up in a hard land, determined to beat the odds against them, and struggling with who they are -- and who they can become.

Episode 3 - Part 3

Follow Dornstein’s continued search for his brother’s killers, the terrorists who blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie. The filmmaker uncovers new information about a suspected Lockerbie bomb-maker and attempts to make contact.



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