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Frontline Season 42 Episodes
Season 42 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2024 - 2024
Episode 0
20 Days in Mariupol
Tue, Nov 21, 202397 mins
A team of Ukrainian journalists from The Associated Press (AP) trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more. After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war for the AP, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is Mstyslav Chernov's first feature length film. Drawing on Chernov's daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it's like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.
Episode 1
Israel's Second Front
Tue, Jan 23, 202426 mins
An investigation into militants in the West Bank and Lebanon, their ties to Iran and their role in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Episode 2
Democracy on Trial
Tue, Jan 30, 2024143 mins
The criminal cases against former President Trump tied to hi 2020 election loss.
Episode 3
Boeing's Fatal Flaw 2024
Tue, Mar 12, 2024
As new questions arise about Boeing's troubled 737 Max jet, FRONTLINE and The New York Times update an award-winning investigation into the design, oversight and production of a plane that was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.
Episode 4
The Discord Leaks: 2024 Update
Tue, Apr 2, 2024
Jack Teixeira's alleged leak of classified documents onto the Discord chat platform, why he wasn't stopped and the role of platforms like Discord.
Episode 5
Children of Ukraine
Tue, Apr 16, 202453 mins
A look into how thousands of Ukrainian children were taken and held in Russia, including investigations into alleged abductions and teenagers who say they were subjected to Russian propaganda.
Episode 6
Documenting Police Use of Force
Tue, Apr 30, 2024155 mins
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less-lethal force." The documentary and accompanying reporting draw on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, offering the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide.
Episode 7
A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro's Venezuela
Tue, May 14, 2024
With the Venezuelan news outlet Armando, FRONTLINE investigates the figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S. This 90-minute documentary tells the inside story of Alex Saab, his capture and then release by the U.S. in a controversial prisoner swap, and what has happened to the journalists who helped uncover the corruption scandal.
Episode 8
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Tue, May 28, 2024
Looking back at the historical context of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict vis-a-vis the United States and the presidential administrations that dealt with Israel.
Episode 9
Crisis on Campus
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
The recent protests at colleges and universities following the events in Israel and Gaza.
Episode 10
Two American Families: 1991-2024
Tue, Jul 23, 2024120 mins
This documentary was filmed over a period of 34 years. It follows two separate families who both struggle to survive in a changing American economy. The families go through hard times, falling wages and the loss of manufacturing jobs which have moved to Mexico and China. This is the continuation of Bill Moyers' chronicle of perseverance as the American dream seemingly slips away.
Episode 11
Germany's Enemy Within
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Inside the rise of far-right extremism in Germany; tracing the increasing threat to democracy from the far right, and its connections to extremist ideas and plots, with accounts from intelligence officials, politicians and the far right itself.
Episode 12
Biden's Decision
Tue, Aug 6, 2024120 mins
A documentary on the personal and political forces that shaped America's 46th president and led to his dramatic decision to drop his 2024 reelection bid.
Episode 13
South Korea's Adoption Reckoning
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
An investigation into fraud and abuse in South Korea's foreign adoption boom, including falsified records and faked identities in the adoption of 200,000 children to the U.S. and other countries over seven decades.
Episode 14
Two Strikes and Tutwiler
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the first half examines how a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a "two-strikes" law. The second half documents what happens to pregnant women in prison and their newborns.
Episode 14
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Tue, Sep 24, 2024115 mins
The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America. Award-winning filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team sat down with Trump and Harris' friends, advisors and critics, as well as authors, journalists and political insiders to present deeply reported narrative arcs of both candidates' lives, going all the way back to their childhoods. What emerges in FRONTLINE's The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump is the story of two fighters: One seeking vindication and promising a return to greatness, and the other seeking to move beyond the past and promising a greater future.
Episode 15
Putin vs. the Press
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
The story of one journalist's battle to defend free speech in Putin's Russia. With unique access, Frontline follows Nobel Peace Prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown.
Episode 15
The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
Tue, Oct 8, 202454 mins
Investigating the lives and views of J.D. Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president; those who know the candidates reveal the influences and ideas they'd bring to the White House.
Episode 16
The Astros Edge - Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball
Tue, Oct 3, 202384 mins
Frontline examines the Houston Astros baseball team cheating scandal that involved the use of "stealing catcher signs, along with drum bangs" to alert the batter as to what kind of pitch the pitcher was going to use. With reporter Ben Reiter, the documentary traces the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern Major League Baseball history, the limited accountability and how the Astros' approach to baseball changed the sport.
Episode 16
A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians
Tue, Oct 15, 202484 mins
FRONTLINE documents harrowing accounts from those who experienced the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ongoing attacks on Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians directly impacted by the conflict talk about death, despair and the continuing trauma.
Episode 17
Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
Tue, Oct 10, 202391 mins
Elon Musk's long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. Musk's journey from one of the platform's most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech and the company's uncertain future.
Episode 17
American Voices 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Following the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election to today; revisiting voters filmed four years ago, to see how their hopes and fears have changed amid another polarising election season.
Episode 18
McConnell, the GOP & the Court
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's rise and role in transforming the Supreme Court and U.S. politics.
Episode 18
China, The U.S. & The Rise of Xi Jinping
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
Tracing Xi Jinping's defining moments, how he's exercising his power and the impact on China and relations with the U.S.
Episode 19
Breakdown in Maine
Tue, Dec 10, 202454 mins
Examining the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and the breakdowns with police, military and mental health care prior to the Lewiston shooting.
Episode 20
Inside the Uvalde Response
Tue, Dec 5, 202354 mins
Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reconstruct the chaotic response to the Uvalde school shooting and examine the missteps.
Episode 20
Maui's Deadly Firestorm
Tue, Dec 17, 202453 mins
FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable.
Episode 21
The Discord Leaks
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
Jack Teixeira's alleged leak of classified documents onto the Discord chat platform, why he wasn't stopped and the role of platforms like Discord.
Episode 22
Netanyahu, America & the War in Gaza/Failure at the Fence
Tue, Dec 19, 202386 mins
On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the State of Israel. Israel responded with a full-scale war in Gaza. What decisive events in the last 30 years have led to this crisis? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has played a central role in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Now the tension between Israel and the US is also increasing.
