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FRONTLINE is pleased to announce our newest cohort of newsrooms for our 2025-26 Local Journalism Initiative: AL.com, Blue Ridge Public Radio, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Post and Courier of Charleston, The Texas Newsroom and VTDigger. Read more:
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November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FRONTLINE is pleased to announce our newest cohort of newsrooms for our 2025-26 Local Journalism Initiative: AL.com, Blue Ridge Public Radio, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Post and Courier of Charleston, The Texas Newsroom and VTDigger. Read more:
In November 2018, the Camp Fire — the deadliest wildfire in California’s history — tore through the town of Paradise. With accounts from survivors and first responders, FRONTLINE’s 2019 Emmy Award-nominated documentary “Fire in Paradise” examined why the fire was so catastrophic, and who’s to blame.
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Watch FRONTLINE’s documentary on why the Camp Fire, which destroyed Paradise, California, was so deadly and catastrophic.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In November 2018, the Camp Fire — the deadliest wildfire in California’s history — tore through the town of Paradise. With accounts from survivors and first responders, FRONTLINE’s 2019 Emmy Award-nominated documentary “Fire in Paradise” examined why the fire was so catastrophic, and who’s to blame.
Nancy Pelosi, who served as the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has announced that she will retire from Congress in 2027. Our 2022 documentary "Pelosi's Power" traced Pelosi's life and legacy, examining how she gained and wielded power across three decades. Watch now:
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Watch "Pelosi's Power," FRONTLINE's documentary on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tracing how she has gained and wielded power across three decades.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Nancy Pelosi, who served as the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has announced that she will retire from Congress in 2027. Our 2022 documentary "Pelosi's Power" traced Pelosi's life and legacy, examining how she gained and wielded power across three decades. Watch now:
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"The Rise of Germany's New Right" is now streaming on YouTube, our website and in the PBS App. The film investigates how Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland party has swelled in popularity and what it says about broader trends across Europe.
"The Rise of Germany's New Right" is now streaming on YouTube, our website and in the PBS App. The film investigates how Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland party has swelled in popularity and what it says about broader trends across Europe.
The Rise of Germany's New Right | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch FRONTLINE's documentary examining how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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"The Rise of Germany's New Right" is now streaming on YouTube, our website and in the PBS App. The film investigates how Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland party has swelled in popularity and what it says about broader trends across Europe.
"The Rise of Germany's New Right" is now streaming on YouTube, our website and in the PBS App. The film investigates how Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland party has swelled in popularity and what it says about broader trends across Europe.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who became one of the most influential and controversial figures in U.S. politics in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, has died at 84. FRONTLINE chronicled Cheney’s legacy in a number of documentaries. Read more and watch the documentaries here:
A Look at Dick Cheney’s Legacy Through 10 Documentaries | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Cheney pushed to expand executive power and was a key force behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. FRONTLINE chronicled his influence in multiple documentaries.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who became one of the most influential and controversial figures in U.S. politics in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, has died at 84. FRONTLINE chronicled Cheney’s legacy in a number of documentaries. Read more and watch the documentaries here:
Before Germany’s 2025 federal election, the far-right, nationalist AfD party distributed tens of thousands of fake “deportation tickets” in the country’s southwest. The flyers were part of an increasingly provocative campaign by the hardline party, which has made recent electoral gains.
A German Far-Right Party’s Campaign Tactic: Fake ‘Deportation Tickets’ | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The flyers were part of a provocative campaign in Germany by the hardline nationalist AfD party, which made recent electoral gains.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Before Germany’s 2025 federal election, the far-right, nationalist AfD party distributed tens of thousands of fake “deportation tickets” in the country’s southwest. The flyers were part of an increasingly provocative campaign by the hardline party, which has made recent electoral gains.
Why have far-right leaders in Germany and their brand of hardline nationalist politics swelled in popularity, and what have been the roles of Russia and the U.S.? FRONTLINE explores those questions in "The Rise of Germany's New Right," premiering Tuesday, Nov. 4, on PBS & online. to.pbs.org/3Jxickg
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Why have far-right leaders in Germany and their brand of hardline nationalist politics swelled in popularity, and what have been the roles of Russia and the U.S.? FRONTLINE explores those questions in "The Rise of Germany's New Right," premiering Tuesday, Nov. 4, on PBS & online. to.pbs.org/3Jxickg
We're honored to share that FRONTLINE and the @apnews.com's documentary "2000 Meters to Andriivka" has been nominated for a 2025 Gotham Film Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Learn more about the documentary and the film team behind it: www.2000meterstoandriivka.com
Learn more about the documentary and the film team behind it: www.2000meterstoandriivka.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We're honored to share that FRONTLINE and the @apnews.com's documentary "2000 Meters to Andriivka" has been nominated for a 2025 Gotham Film Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Learn more about the documentary and the film team behind it: www.2000meterstoandriivka.com
Learn more about the documentary and the film team behind it: www.2000meterstoandriivka.com
On 11/4, FRONTLINE’s new documentary “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” investigates how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power.
Tune in or stream the film starting at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. to.pbs.org/434PgH1
Tune in or stream the film starting at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. to.pbs.org/434PgH1
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
On 11/4, FRONTLINE’s new documentary “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” investigates how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power.
Tune in or stream the film starting at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. to.pbs.org/434PgH1
Tune in or stream the film starting at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. to.pbs.org/434PgH1
Our podcast "Breakdown," a collaboration with the @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org, examined the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, and its aftermath for victims, some of whom were deaf and hard of hearing.
Watch the ASL-interpreted videos of the podcast here:
Watch the ASL-interpreted videos of the podcast here:
ASL Video Podcast: Breakdown - YouTube
American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted videos for each episode of our podcast “Breakdown: Turning Anguish Into Action,” a six-part series in collaboration ...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our podcast "Breakdown," a collaboration with the @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org, examined the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, and its aftermath for victims, some of whom were deaf and hard of hearing.
Watch the ASL-interpreted videos of the podcast here:
Watch the ASL-interpreted videos of the podcast here:
The “Breakdown” podcast explores the missed opportunities to prevent the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, and the role of guns and hunting in Maine's politics. Listen to all episodes in this series from FRONTLINE, @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org here:
Breakdown | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
On October 25, 2023, 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. It was the nation's deadliest in 2023. It may have also been the most preventable.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The “Breakdown” podcast explores the missed opportunities to prevent the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, and the role of guns and hunting in Maine's politics. Listen to all episodes in this series from FRONTLINE, @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org here:
The deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history happened two years ago today. In the 2024 documentary “Breakdown in Maine,” FRONTLINE, @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org examined breakdowns with police, military and mental health care in the lead-up to the tragedy. Watch now:
Breakdown in Maine | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch a documentary from FRONTLINE, Portland Press Herald & Maine Public investigating breakdowns in the lead-up to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, in October 2023.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history happened two years ago today. In the 2024 documentary “Breakdown in Maine,” FRONTLINE, @pressherald.com and @mainepublic.org examined breakdowns with police, military and mental health care in the lead-up to the tragedy. Watch now:
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October 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska’s western coast this month, flooding numerous Native villages. “Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages,” our April documentary with the Howard Center at ASU, examined how remote coastal communities are navigating flooding, erosion and warming temperatures. Watch now:
Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch FRONTLINE's documentary about Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska’s western coast this month, flooding numerous Native villages. “Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages,” our April documentary with the Howard Center at ASU, examined how remote coastal communities are navigating flooding, erosion and warming temperatures. Watch now:
The filmmakers behind FRONTLINE’s new documentary “The Rise of RFK Jr.” discussed their decision to make a film about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., how they found a more complicated portrait of him than many in the public may know and what it took to convince his critics and supporters to speak to them.
FRONTLINE Filmmakers Sought to Unearth the "Real" RFK Jr. | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
‘The Rise of RFK Jr.’ filmmakers explain how chronicling his life story through his own words and the accounts of those who know him well helped unpack Kennedy’s trajectory and growing influence.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The filmmakers behind FRONTLINE’s new documentary “The Rise of RFK Jr.” discussed their decision to make a film about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., how they found a more complicated portrait of him than many in the public may know and what it took to convince his critics and supporters to speak to them.
How did a scion of the Kennedy dynasty end up a powerful player in President Trump's administration, with sweeping influence on public health? Watch the opening scene of tonight's new documentary, "The Rise of RFK Jr."
How the ‘Unthinkable’ Alliance Between RFK Jr. & Donald Trump Came to Be | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch a scene from ‘The Rise of RFK Jr.,’ a FRONTLINE documentary on how a scion of the Kennedy dynasty ended up a powerful player in President Trump’s administration and is now reshaping public healt...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How did a scion of the Kennedy dynasty end up a powerful player in President Trump's administration, with sweeping influence on public health? Watch the opening scene of tonight's new documentary, "The Rise of RFK Jr."
Colin Powell, a former U.S. military general and America’s first Black secretary of state, died four years ago today. Powell figured prominently in several FRONTLINE documentaries. Read more in this 2021 story and revisit those documentaries.
A Look at Colin Powell’s Legacy, Following His Death at 84
Colin Powell, who was America’s first Black secretary of state, died Oct. 18 at age 84. FRONTLINE traced his roles in shaping the Gulf War and then the Iraq War.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Colin Powell, a former U.S. military general and America’s first Black secretary of state, died four years ago today. Powell figured prominently in several FRONTLINE documentaries. Read more in this 2021 story and revisit those documentaries.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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"Born Poor" revisits children who first appeared in the documentary "Poor Kids" more than a decade later. Filmmaker Jezza Neumann and Kaylie, one of the young adults in the film, talk about what it reveals about hunger, loss and the daily fight for stability.
Listen now on The FRONTLINE Dispatch:
Listen now on The FRONTLINE Dispatch:
Born Poor: A 14-Year Journey into Childhood Poverty | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
What happens when you grow up poor in America — and stay in touch with the same filmmaker for more than a decade?
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Born Poor" revisits children who first appeared in the documentary "Poor Kids" more than a decade later. Filmmaker Jezza Neumann and Kaylie, one of the young adults in the film, talk about what it reveals about hunger, loss and the daily fight for stability.
Listen now on The FRONTLINE Dispatch:
Listen now on The FRONTLINE Dispatch:
Once an executive at a European financial services firm, Jan Marsalek is now an international fugitive, at the center of one the biggest fraud cases in modern Germany history. A team of reporters managed to find Marsalek in Moscow.
A Window Into the Moscow Life of Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Once an executive at a European financial services firm, Jan Marsalek is now a fugitive with an international arrest warrant. A team of reporters managed to find Marsalek in Moscow.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Once an executive at a European financial services firm, Jan Marsalek is now an international fugitive, at the center of one the biggest fraud cases in modern Germany history. A team of reporters managed to find Marsalek in Moscow.
FRONTLINE examines the dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., exploring how the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. Premieres 10/21 on PBS and online.
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
FRONTLINE examines the dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., exploring how the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. Premieres 10/21 on PBS and online.
Experience FRONTLINE's new website. Redesigned to offer the best documentary streaming experience, our website now lets you explore our archive of hundreds of documentaries by topic. Learn about more features and improvements from editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath:
FRONTLINE’s New Website: A Destination for Streaming Documentaries, and More | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
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October 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Experience FRONTLINE's new website. Redesigned to offer the best documentary streaming experience, our website now lets you explore our archive of hundreds of documentaries by topic. Learn about more features and improvements from editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath:
The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here's a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.
What Are Some Challenges of Growing Up Poor in America? | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here’s a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here's a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.
Before its PBS and streaming premiere tonight, watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — FRONTLINE's documentary, made over 14 years, that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.
'Born Poor’ in America, They're Now Fighting to Shake Poverty’s Lingering Impact | FRONTLINE
Watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — a documentary made over 14 years that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Before its PBS and streaming premiere tonight, watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — FRONTLINE's documentary, made over 14 years, that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.
FRONTLINE filmmaker Jezza Neumann joined WNYC's "All of It with Alison Stewart" to talk about his new documentary, "Born Poor." The film follows three Americans from childhood to young adulthood as they try to pursue their dreams and overcome the poverty that shaped their childhoods.
'Born Poor' From PBS Follows Up on a Documentary Filmed 14 Years Ago | All Of It | WNYC
Fourteen years ago, director and producer Jezza Neumann followed a group of three Americans kids living below the poverty line. Now, more than a decade later, Neumann returns to these...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
FRONTLINE filmmaker Jezza Neumann joined WNYC's "All of It with Alison Stewart" to talk about his new documentary, "Born Poor." The film follows three Americans from childhood to young adulthood as they try to pursue their dreams and overcome the poverty that shaped their childhoods.