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Season 42 Episodes

1. Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (1)

January 3rd, 202355 min

Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. This two-part series from FRONTLINE and Forbidden Films examines how the hacking tool was used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

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2. Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)

January 10th, 202355 min

FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part two of a joint investigation into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

3. Putin and the Presidents

January 31st, 202355 min

Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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4. Age of Easy Money

March 14th, 20231 hr 54 min

The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, FRONTLINE examines the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.

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5. America and the Taliban (1)

April 4th, 202354 min

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

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6. America and the Taliban (2)

April 11th, 202354 min

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part two of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

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7. America and the Taliban (3)

April 25th, 202354 min

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part three of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

8. Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court

May 9th, 20231 hr 54 min

As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.

9. Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

May 23rd, 202354 min

The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war.

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10. After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics

May 30th, 202354 min

A year after the Uvalde school shooting, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates, and The Texas Tribune document the community's trauma, efforts to heal, and the fight over assault rifles.

11. America's Dangerous Trucks

June 13th, 202354 min

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives. As deaths rise, the documentary examines decades of legal maneuvering, political influence, lax regulation and industry opposition.

12. Inside the Iranian Uprising

June 29th, 202353 min

With a trove of gripping footage filmed by protestors, this documentary goes inside the uprising that rocked Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody — and sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure. Last fall, anti-government protests swept across Iran after the death in police custody of a young woman, Mahsa Zhina Amini, who was accused of not adhering to the Islamic regime’s strict dress code. In the crackdown on protests that followed, human rights groups estimate that more than 500 Iranians have been killed, including 72 children. In a country where journalists are tightly controlled, young Iranians have been filming the uprising themselves and posting the videos online. For more than six months, FRONTLINE has been gathering and reviewing over 100 hours of this footage, cross-checking it with testimony from eyewitnesses and protestors, and following activists and exiles who have been gathering evidence of human rights violations.

13. Putin's Crisis

July 11th, 202354 min

With Vladimir Putin facing down a mutiny, how the Russian leader reached this moment of crisis. The story of Putin’s rise, his clashes at home and abroad, and how his troubled Ukraine war led to the greatest threat yet to his grip on power.

14. Two Strikes/ Tutwiler

September 5th, 202354 min

In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known "two strikes" law and pregnancy in prison. 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.

15. Putin vs. the Press

September 26th, 202353 min

The story of one journalist's battle to defend free speech in Putin's Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown.

16. The Astros Edge

October 3rd, 20231 hr 24 min

FRONTLINE examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. 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.

17. Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

October 10th, 20231 hr 54 min

Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. FRONTLINE traces Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech issues and the company’s uncertain future.

18. McConnell, the GOP & the Court

October 31st, 202354 min

How 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, FRONTLINE examines McConnell's rise and role in pushing the judiciary to the right and America's polarized democracy.

19. 20 Days in Mariupol

November 21st, 20231 hr 37 min

The AP's Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues document atrocities and their own escape from the Russian siege of Mariupol.

20. Inside the Uvalde Response

December 5th, 202354 min

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. The documentary delves into the lessons learned and the lingering trauma of that day.

21. The Discord Leaks

December 12th, 202354 min

How a young Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, FRONTLINE examines Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.

22. Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza/ Failure at the Fence

December 19th, 20231 hr 54 min

Part 1: As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments and missteps that led to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Part 2: How Hamas was able to breach Israel’s vaunted security barrier on Oct. 7, 2023. This special collaboration stems from a Washington Post reconstruction, now deepened with additional on-the-ground reporting and riveting interviews that present a remarkable picture of how, as The Post reporters show, Hamas was planning the attack in plain sight, and Israel was blinded to its own vulnerabilities.

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Jan 8, 2021
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Oct 11, 2011
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Oct 19, 2010
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Feb 2, 2010
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Oct 16, 2007
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Oct 4, 2005
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Sep 17, 2004
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Oct 9, 2003
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Sep 3, 2002
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Sep 13, 2001
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Oct 2, 2000
Season 18

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Sep 28, 1999
Season 17

Season 17

Sep 21, 1998
Season 16

Season 16

Oct 7, 1997
Season 15

Season 15

Oct 8, 1996
Season 14

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Oct 17, 1995
Season 13

Season 13

Oct 18, 1994
Season 12

Season 12

Oct 12, 1993
Season 11

Season 11

Oct 13, 1992
Season 10

Season 10

Oct 15, 1991
Season 9

Season 9

Sep 11, 1990
Season 8

Season 8

Nov 28, 1989
Season 7

Season 7

Oct 10, 1988
Season 6

Season 6

Dec 14, 1987
Season 5

Season 5

Jan 27, 1987
Season 4

Season 4

Jan 21, 1986
Season 3

Season 3

Jan 15, 1985
Season 2

Season 2

Jan 16, 1984
Season 1

Season 1

Jan 17, 1983
Specials

Specials

Apr 24, 2001