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Frontline: Season 42

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22 episodes · first aired Jan 2, 2023

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  1. 1 Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (1) Jan 3, 2023 · 55m 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…
  2. 2 Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2) Jan 10, 2023 · 55m 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…
  3. 3 Putin and the Presidents Jan 31, 2023 · 55m 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…
  4. 4 Age of Easy Money Mar 14, 2023 · 1h 54m 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…
  5. 5 America and the Taliban (1) Apr 4, 2023 · 54m 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…
  6. 6 America and the Taliban (2) Apr 11, 2023 · 54m 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…
  7. 7 America and the Taliban (3) Apr 25, 2023 · 54m 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…
  8. 8 Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court May 9, 2023 · 1h 54m 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…
  9. 9 Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah May 23, 2023 · 54m 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…
  10. 10 After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics May 30, 2023 · 54m 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. 11 America's Dangerous Trucks Jun 13, 2023 · 54m 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…
  12. 12 Inside the Iranian Uprising Jun 29, 2023 · 53m 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…
  13. 13 Putin's Crisis Jul 11, 2023 · 54m 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…
  14. 14 Two Strikes / Tutwiler Sep 5, 2023 · 54m 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…
  15. 15 Putin vs. the Press Sep 26, 2023 · 53m 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…
  16. 16 The Astros Edge Oct 3, 2023 · 1h 24m 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…
  17. 17 Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Oct 10, 2023 · 1h 54m 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…
  18. 18 McConnell, the GOP & the Court Oct 31, 2023 · 54m 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…
  19. 19 20 Days in Mariupol Nov 21, 2023 · 1h 37m The AP's Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues document atrocities and their own escape from the Russian siege of Mariupol.
  20. 20 Inside the Uvalde Response Dec 5, 2023 · 54m 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…
  21. 21 The Discord Leaks Dec 12, 2023 · 54m 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…
  22. 22 Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza / Failure at the Fence Dec 19, 2023 · 1h 54m 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…