Children of Ukraine
FRONTLINE examines how thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The documentary follows Ukrainian families searching for their missing children, organizations investigating the alleged abductions and Ukrainian teenagers who escaped and say they were subjected to Russian propaganda.
Episodes
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The Virus That Shook The World (Part Two)
S2021 E9 - 54m 12s
The epic story of people around the world living through the year of the pandemic continues in a second part. With extensive personal video and local footage, FRONTLINE shows the differing struggles, beliefs and responses, across cultures, race, faith and privilege.
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The Virus That Shook The World (Part One)
S2021 E8 - 1h 54m
The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, from lockdowns to funerals to protests. Filming across the globe and using extensive personal video and local footage, FRONTLINE documented how people and countries responded to COVID-19 across cultures, races, faiths and privilege.
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American Insurrection (2022)
S2021 E7 - 1h 24m
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program teamed up to examine how far-right extremist groups had evolved in the wake of the deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally — and the threat they posed. An updated version of the documentary examines where the movement may be headed a year after the Jan. 6 attack.
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Death Is Our Business/Love, Life & the Virus
S2021 E6 - 54m 22s
At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. How the pandemic has transformed mourning in a city known for its jazz-filled funerals. Also in this hour, the story of a mom's fight to survive the virus and see her newborn.
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Iraq's Assassins/COVID in Yemen
S2021 E5 - 54m 22s
How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. FRONTLINE investigates allegations that militias are threatening and killing critics with impunity and targeting U.S. interests. Also in this hour, how COVID is worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis.
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China's COVID Secrets
S2021 E4 - 1h 24m
The untold story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. Chinese scientists and doctors, international disease experts and health officials reveal missed opportunities to suppress the outbreak, and lessons for the world.
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Trump's American Carnage
S2021 E3 - 54m 22s
From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence, and insurrection. FRONTLINE investigates Trump’s siege on his enemies, the media, and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what was to come.
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President Biden
S2021 E2 - 54m 22s
FRONTLINE tells the story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the searing moments that shaped President-elect Biden and what those challenges reveal about how he will govern.
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A Thousand Cuts
S2021 E1 - 1h 39m
With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, "A Thousand Cuts" goes inside the escalating war between the press and the government. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Duterte's crackdown on the news media.
Extras + Features
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Pandora Papers
S2021 E20 - 27m 3s
A massive leak of financial documents reveals hidden assets and deals of the world’s wealthy and powerful. With the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, FRONTLINE examines secret finance overseas and in the U.S.
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Massacre in El Salvador
S2021 E20 - 27m 7s
FRONTLINE, Retro Report and ProPublica examine the legacy of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador, when U.S.-trained and -equipped Salvadoran soldiers killed some 1,000 civilians, many of them children. The documentary follows the ongoing fight for justice for the horrific attack on the village of El Mozote and surrounding areas.
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"Shots Fired" - Preview
S2021 E21 - 31s
Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With local journalism partner The Salt Lake Tribune, FRONTLINE examines police training, tactics and accountability, as well as racial disparities in the way force is used.
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"Taliban Takeover" - Preview
S2021 E19 - 31s
The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the U.S. defeat and the Taliban’s return.
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"Pandora Papers" - Preview
S2021 - 55s
Who uses secret offshore bank accounts and why? FRONTLINE examines the global entanglement of political power and secretive finance in an upcoming documentary on the “Pandora Papers.”
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"Boeing's Fatal Flaw" - Preview
S2021 E18 - 31s
In an investigation with The New York Times, FRONTLINE examines the commercial pressures, flawed design and failed oversight behind Boeing’s 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people.
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Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021)
S2021 E18 - 53m 53s
In an investigation with The New York Times, FRONTLINE examines the commercial pressures, flawed design and failed oversight behind Boeing’s 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people.
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"America After 9/11" - Preview
S2021 E17 - 31s
From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across three presidencies. This two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America.
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New Documentaries Coming to FRONTLINE (PBS) in 2021
S2021 - 3m 41s
In the fall of 2021, FRONTLINE investigates the decisions that transformed America after 9/11, the rise of far-right extremism around the globe, and police violence.
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As Taliban Seizes Power, Look Back at How U.S.-led War Began
S2021 - 12m 4s
As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan and the Taliban seizes control of the country, an excerpt from FRONTLINE’s upcoming film “America After 9/11” reveals how the roots of defeat go back two decades.
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President Obama’s Unsuccessful Bid to End the Afghan War
S2021 - 6m 30s
As Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, FRONTLINE’S upcoming documentary “America After 9/11” shows how hopes for victory had been abandoned as far back as the Obama administration.
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"In the Shadow of 9/11" - Preview
S2021 E16 - 31s
How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since 9/11. From the director of "Leaving Neverland," the bizarre story of an FBI sting that led to a terror prosecution, though the men had no weapons or connection to Al Qaeda.
Schedule
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FRONTLINE
Children of Ukraine
Saturday
Apr 20
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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. -
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FRONTLINE
The Healthcare Divide
Saturday
Apr 27
1 Hour
An investigation into growing inequities in American health care exposed by COVID-19 and how the pressure for profit and uneven government support is creating a larger divide between rich and poor hospitals. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Tuesday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Tuesday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. -
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FRONTLINE
Documenting Police Use of Force
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour
Drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage to investigate deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force.
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