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Season 38 – Frontline

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"Frontline" offers an unflinching and compelling look at complex, vital and often-controversial subjects. Each broadcast consists of a long-form news documentary. Topics run the gamut -- from Bernie Madoff's intricate fraud and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, to AIDs, racial issues and Wal-Mart's effect on the U.S. economy.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post Dec 15, 2020
"Frontline" remains a master of the concise, deeply reported, topically intense documentary dive on a subject of social concern Go to Full Review Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal Feb 6, 2020
The rage of an officer of the law is as nothing compared with the seething fury that drives these protesters. That anger is the heart of the drama this Frontline film captures in raw and intimate detail. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com Sep 30, 2019
Beyond the grisly nature of Khashoggi's killing, some of the most chilling material focuses on Saudi efforts to control social media, influence opinion and intimidate critics. Go to Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun Sep 27, 2019
As it did with Charlottesville, Frontline commemorate Khashoggi's death by doing what it does best: investigating the forces and parties responsible for the crime Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Will Lyman

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 1, 2019 The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia The murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi leads investigators to Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 2019 On the President's Orders Military police and an ordinary family from the slums provide views of President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the Philippines. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 22, 2019 Zero Tolerance President Donald Trump turns immigration into a political weapon that fuels division and violence in the U.S. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 29, 2019 Fire in Paradise Survivors and first responders provide insight into the 2018 Camp Fire in California -- the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 5, 2019 In the Age of AI The promise and perils of artificial intelligence, including fears over work and privacy and the rivalry between the U.S. and China. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 12, 2019 Kids Caught in the Crackdown An investigation into the widespread consequences and business of the mass confinement of migrant children detained under President Donald Trump's immigration policies; sexual exploitation of women in Iraq. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 19, 2019 For Sama Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab films her life over a five-year span, documenting the violence raging around her in Aleppo, Syria. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 7, 2020 Targeting El Paso Border patrol agents, militias, local advocates and migrants provide insight into the border crisis in El Paso, Texas. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 13, 2020 America's Great Divide: Obama to Trump The political environment in the U.S. as the 2020 election approaches. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 14, 2020 America's Great Divide: Obama to Trump How President Donald Trump's campaign heightened the country's divisions and how his presidency has instigated anger on both sides of the divide. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 21, 2020 Taliban Country A report from Afghanistan includes exclusive access to the Islamic State group, the Taliban, and its top peace negotiator. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 11, 2020 Battle for Hong Kong A look inside the battle for Hong Kong as protestors fight for human rights and freedoms that exist but are under threat. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 18, 2020 Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos An investigation into how CEO Jeff Bezos came to build Amazon, the company's rapid success, and its global impact. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 24, 2020 NRA Under Fire How the National Rifle Association (NRA) aligned with President Donald Trump but faces challenges from all sides as the 2020 presidential election looms. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 31, 2020 Plastic Wars An investigation into the fight over the future of plastics, the crisis of water pollution and whether the plastic industry used recycling to sell more plastic. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 7, 2020 China Undercover An investigation from China's Xinjiang region on the Communist regime's mass imprisonment of Muslims and its testing of surveillance technology against the population. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 21, 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic An investigation into the government response to the coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, and how the outbreak impacts poor children in the Midwest. Details Episode 18 Aired May 19, 2020 Inside Italy's COVID War Doctors in Northern Italy are forced to make life and death decisions regarding patients infected with COVID-19; an ER doctor, her staff and patients navigate their way through the health crisis. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 16, 2020 The Virus: What Went Wrong? A look at why the U.S. was caught unprepared by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and who is accountable for the lack of preparation and protection. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 23, 2020 Opioids, Inc. The rise of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics and the federal prosecution that brought it down following charges of bribing doctors to prescribe a highly addictive opioid painkiller. Details Episode 21 Aired Jul 14, 2020 Once Upon a Time in Iraq Civilians, journalists and soldiers from both sides of the conflict explain their experience during the Iraq War, from the fall of Saddam Hussein to the end of the Islamic State Group. Details Episode 22 Aired Jul 21, 2020 COVID's Hidden Toll The impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers, including farm and meat-packing workers who have gotten sick due to lack of protections. Details Episode 23 Aired Jul 28, 2020 United States of Conspiracy The alliance of entrepreneur Alex Jones, President Donald Trump and his adviser Roger Stone and their role in the battle over truth and lies. Details Episode 24 Aired Aug 11, 2020 Love, Life & the Virus A mother's fight to survive COVID-19 and see her newborn baby; how the novel coronavirus hit one immigrant family, their struggle to be reunited and the community that rallied around them. Details

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Genre
Documentary, News
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 2019
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