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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American Insurrection (2021)
S2021 E7 - 1h 24m
Over the last three years, FRONTLINE has collaborated with ProPublica to investigate the rise of extremism in America. In the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE and ProPublica team up again to examine how far-right groups were emboldened and encouraged by former President Trump and how individuals were radicalized and brought into the political landscape.
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Death is Our Business
S2021 E6 - 32m 1s
At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. Filmmaker Jacqueline Olive examines how the pandemic has transformed mourning in a city known for its jazz-filled funerals.
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"Death Is Our Business" - Preview
S2021 E6 - 31s
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.
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"Iraq's Assassins" - Preview
S2021 E5 - 31s
How Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq. FRONTLINE investigates allegations that militias are threatening and killing critics with impunity and targeting US interests.
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Iraq's Assassins
S2021 E5 - 26m 38s
Award-winning FRONTLINE correspondent Ramita Navai investigates allegations that Iranian-backed Shia militias are threatening and killing critics with impunity and targeting U.S. interests.
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Yemen's COVID Cover-Up
S2021 E5 - 27m 28s
Yemen-born journalist Nawal al-Maghafi returns to her home country to investigate how the coronavirus pandemic has deepened what has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Following six years of war, an estimated 2 million children in Yemen suffer from starvation, and 3.5 million people have been internally displaced.
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"China's COVID Secrets" - Preview
S2021 E4 - 31s
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" - Preview
S2021 E3 - 31s
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" - Preview
S2021 E2 - 31s
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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Invasion of the Capitol Was Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight
S2021 - 2m 35s
On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of President Trump's supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol building, while Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. The rioters had planned online for weeks in plain sight, raising questions about why the police presence was so easily overwhelmed.
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Maria Ressa and Ramona Diaz on Amanpour and Company
S2021 E1 - 15m 15s
Christiane Amanpour hosts a roundtable conversation about the new documentary “A Thousand Cuts” with director Ramona Diaz and film subject Maria Ressa, a prime target in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on the press.
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"A Thousand Cuts" — Trailer
S2021 E1 - 2m 18s
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.
Schedule
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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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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Tuesday
May 7
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Tuesday
May 7
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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The Last Survivors
Thursday
May 9
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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FRONTLINE
The Last Survivors
Thursday
May 9
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives. -
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The Last Survivors
Friday
May 10
1 Hour
Survivors reflect on the trauma of the Holocaust, how it affected their childhood, and the rest of their lives.
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