Frontline Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Divided States of America: Pt. 1The 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.
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Episode 1 - Putin’s Revenge, Pt. 1Putin'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.
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Episode 1 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia - Episode 1A 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.
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Episode 1 - The Pension GambleTrump’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.
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Episode 1 - Left Behind AmericaIntimate stories of one Rust Belt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy.
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Episode 1 - Separated: Children at the BorderThe 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.
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Episode 1 - Part 1Part 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.
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Episode 1 - Democracy on TrialThe roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. Amid the presidential race, examining the House Jan. 6 committee’s evidence, the threat to democracy and the historic charges against Trump.
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Episode 1 - Documenting Hate: CharlottesvilleExposing 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.
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Episode 1 - The VP Choice: Vance vs. WalzInvestigating the lives and views of JD Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas they’d bring to the White House.
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Episode 1 - Trump's Road to the White HouseAn 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.
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Episode 1 - War On the EPAHow 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.
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Episode 1 - Frontline, The Fish On My PlateJournalist 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.
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Episode 1 - Trump's TakeoverInside 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.
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Episode 1 - Life On ParoleFollow 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.
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Episode 1 - Blackout in Puerto RicoIn 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.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1Living 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.
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Episode 1 - Death Is Our Business/Love, Life & the VirusAt 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.
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Episode 1 - Part 1Follow 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.
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Episode 1 - Trump's ShowdownTrump’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.
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Episode 1 - Frontline, Predator on the ReservationA 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.
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Episode 1 - Trafficked in AmericaThe 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.
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Episode 1 - The Mueller InvestigationThe Mueller Investigation traces how the President of the United States set himself on a collision course with the country’s top law enforcement officials.
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Episode 1 - McCainSen. 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.
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Episode 1 - Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaThe struggle between the Israeli leader and multiple U.S. presidents over Middle East peace. Leading up to the Gaza war, Netanyahu’s relations with the U.S. and Palestinians. Also, with The Washington Post, how Israel’s security barrier was breached.
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Episode 1 - The Facebook Dilemma, Pt. 1Early 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.
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Episode 2 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia - Episode 2Part 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.
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Episode 2 - Divided States of America: Pt. 2The 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.
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Episode 2 - The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League BaseballThe Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern MLB history, the limited accountability and how it changed the sport.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2Part 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.
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Episode 2 - The Facebook Dilemma, Pt. 2Facebook’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.
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Episode 2 - Breakdown in MaineInvestigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it. With the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public, examining breakdowns with police, military and mental health care before the Lewiston shooting. From FRONTLINE.
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Episode 2 - Part 2Part 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.
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Episode 2 - Part 2Track 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.
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Episode 2 - Putin’s Revenge, Pt. 2Putin'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.
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Episode 3 - Part 3Part 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.
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Episode 3 - Maui's Deadly FirestormThe deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. An investigation of its causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires. From FRONTLINE.
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Episode 3 - Part 3Follow 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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Episode 3 - McConnell, The Gop & the CourtHow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court, and a power struggle in the GOP, McConnell's rise and role pushing the judiciary to the right, and America's polarized democracy.
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Episode 4 - Inside the Uvalde ResponseThe real-time accounts of the response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting. Using official body cam and audio, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a reconstruction of the chaotic response at Robb Elementary and the lessons learned.
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Episode 4 - Trump's ComebackDonald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, tracing defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and historic comeback. From FRONTLINE.
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Episode 5 - The Discord LeaksHow a young National Guardsman leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, Jack Teixeira's alleged leak of national secrets, why he wasn't stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.
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Episode 6 - Israel's Second FrontAmid a widening conflict, the rising support for Hamas and other forces beyond Gaza. Correspondent Ramita Navai investigates militants in the West Bank, Israel’s military campaign against them, and the implications for the ongoing conflict.
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Episode 8 - Documenting Police Use of ForceInvestigating deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other “less lethal” force. With The Associated Press, drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide.
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Episode 9 - Crisis on CampusThe inside story of the protests dividing college campuses over Israel and the war in Gaza. With Retro Report, investigating the polarizing debate over free speech, antisemitism, Israel and the Palestinians, and the political forces behind the crisis.
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Episode 10 - Germany's Enemy WithinInside the rise of far-right extremism in Germany. Tracing the increasing threat to democracy from the far right, its connections to extremist ideas and plots, with accounts from intelligence officials, politicians and the far right itself.
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