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Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2022 (So Far)
Looking to do some smart end-of-summer streaming? We've got you covered. Here are FRONTLINE's five most-streamed new documentaries of 2022 so far — and a few other recommendations for what to watch.
August 29, 2022
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Lies, Politics and Democracy
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, a look at American political leaders and choices they've made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S.
September 6, 2022
18 Essential Documentaries on Afghanistan and the Taliban
One year after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan amid the U.S. withdrawal, watch these documentaries that reveal what life in the country is like now and that offer context on the nearly two-decade war that became America's longest.
August 15, 2022
J. Michael Luttig and Adam Kinzinger on Democracy and January 6
New in The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast: Former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) talk about the lead-up to Jan. 6 and the importance of the House select committee hearings.
July 29, 2022
Ivana Trump, ‘Every Bit as Ambitious as Donald,’ Has Died at Age 73
The Trumps’ often tumultuous relationship and Ivana’s role in Donald’s business ventures featured in a 2020 FRONTLINE documentary.
July 15, 2022
How the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Came to Be
As a new U.S. Supreme Court term begins, revisit FRONTLINE documentaries that show how conservatives gained a court majority and give context for last term's major decisions on abortion, guns & more.
July 6, 2022
Mass Shootings, a Supreme Court Ruling, Bipartisan Legislation: How America Reached This Moment on Guns
FRONTLINE has been chronicling America’s dialogue on guns for years. Get the backstory on the recent news in these documentaries.
June 29, 2022
The Supreme Court Has Overturned 'Roe v. Wade.' These Documentaries Show How We Got Here.
Overriding nearly five decades of legal precedent, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. These documentaries offer context on how America reached this moment.
June 24, 2022
‘An Attack on America’: Former Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, Who Advised Pence's Team in Lead-Up to Jan. 6, Speaks Out
"It's unimaginable to me ... that any person in America would not favor an investigation of Jan. 6," former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig told FRONTLINE in his first television interview, conducted ahead of his anticipated Jan. 6 committee appearance.
June 9, 2022
The FRONTLINE Interview: Joe Biden on School Shootings
Then-Vice President Joe Biden discussed school shootings and gun control in a previously unpublished interview with FRONTLINE from November 2014.
May 26, 2022