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Frontline Season 36

October. 18,2017
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Frontline Season 36 Full Episode Guide

Episode 15 - UN Sex Abuse Scandal
First Aired: July. 24,2018

An investigation into sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones. Award-winning correspondent Ramita Navai (Iraq Uncovered) traces allegations from Congo to the Central African Republic, with firsthand accounts from survivors, witnesses and officials.

Episode 14 - Myanmar's Killing Fields
First Aired: May. 08,2018

Secret footage and eyewitness accounts shine new light on a brutal campaign by the Myanmar military against Rohingya Muslims — an effort that has been described by both the United Nations and the United States as “ethnic cleansing.”

Episode 13 - Blackout in Puerto Rico
First Aired: May. 01,2018

FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, examining how the federal response, Wall Street and years of neglect have left the island struggling to survive.

Episode 12 - Trafficked in America
First Aired: April. 24,2018

FRONTLINE and the Investigative Reporting Program at U.C. Berkeley tell the inside story of Guatemalan teens who were forced to work against their will on an Ohio egg farm in 2014.

Episode 10 - Trump's Takeover
First Aired: April. 10,2018

FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the GOP, examining how he attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.

Episode 9 - Weinstein
First Aired: March. 02,2018

FRONTLINE investigates how Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein’s early years, the film examines the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.

Episode 8 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (2)
Episode 7 - Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (1)
Episode 6 - The Gang Crackdown
First Aired: February. 13,2018

Some 25 dead bodies have been found on Long Island since 2016, all linked to the violent gang MS-13. Numerous immigrant teens are missing. As law enforcement tries to stop the gang, FRONTLINE goes inside the crackdown — investigating how the slew of gruesome killings led to many immigrant teens being accused of gang affiliation and unlawfully detained.

Episode 5 - Exodus: The Journey Continues
First Aired: January. 23,2018

The intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe’s tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis, the film — a sequel to the award-winning 2016 documentary, Exodus — follows personal journeys over two years, as countries become less welcoming to those seeking refuge.

Episode 4 - Poor Kids
First Aired: November. 22,2017

In 2012, FRONTLINE spent months following four young children as their families struggled with financial ruin. This documentary revisits the families to see what their lives are like now, offering a powerful, firsthand look at what poverty means to children.

Episode 3 - Putin's Revenge (2)
First Aired: November. 01,2017

The dramatic story of a Gitmo detainee released from the controversial U.S. prison after more than a decade. With NPR, a report on the struggle over freeing prisoners once deemed international terrorists. Also in this two-part hour: “Forever Prison,” a collaboration with Retro Report exploring the untold history of the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Episode 2 - Putin's Revenge (1)
First Aired: October. 25,2017

Reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad goes inside the battle against ISIS for control of the city of Mosul. Also in this two-part hour: "Hunting ISIS," a dramatic report on an Iraqi unit at the center of the fight.

Episode 1 - Mosul/Inside Yemen
First Aired: October. 18,2017

The battle to drive ISIS out of Iraq’s second-largest city was brutal and grueling. Shot over the course of the nine-month battle, “Mosul” follows one Iraqi special forces unit as they lead the fight. Also in this two-part hour: “Inside Yemen” offers a rare, up-close look at the country that’s home to what the United Nations recently called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

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