Frontline Season 2026
Created by David Fanning
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change..
Frontline Season 2026, Episode 13, “Haiti Deportation Crisis,” airs Tuesday, October 20, 2026 on PBS.
Frontline Season 2026, Episode 13, “Haiti Deportation Crisis,” airs Tuesday, October 20, 2026 on PBS.
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Episode guide
Episodes
- 1
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy source at TVmaze
How did PFAS chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets end up in the water and environment in parts of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina? FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Post and Courier and AL.com investigate what happened with these forever chemicals and the ongoing health impacts.The joint investigation draws on thousands of pages of documents and court depositions and interviews with former regulators and industry insiders, as well as doctors, scientists and people who have the kinds of illnesses that researchers have linked to PFAS contamination.
- 2
Crisis in Venezuela source at TVmaze
What's next for Venezuela after the dramatic fall of Nicolás Maduro? In a documentary from the filmmakers behind A Dangerous Assignment, FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate the legacy of corruption in Venezuela, the challenges to democracy, the conflict with the U.S., and the fight over who will control the oil-rich country.
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Remaking the Middle East: The U.S., Israel and Iran source at TVmaze
FRONTLINE traces the road to war with Iran, the U.S. and Israeli roles, and the stakes for the region. From filmmakers James Jacoby and Anya Bourg, the documentary examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran, his relations with the U.S. over peace and the regime's nuclear ambitions.This updated version of the documentary previously aired on July 29, 2025.
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Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (2026 Version) source at TVmaze
In the weeks since the U.S. and Israel began bombarding Iran, President Trump repeatedly justified the strikes by claiming Iran had posed an imminent nuclear threat.But months earlier, in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes in June 2025, the message coming from Washington, D.C., was that Iran's key nuclear facilities had been "obliterated."Drawing on new reporting, satellite imagery analysis and interviews, FRONTLINE, The Washington Post, Evident Media and Bellingcat investigate the status of Iran's nuclear program amid the second round of U.S.-Israeli military action in less than a year.This updated version of the documentary previously aired on December 16, 2025.
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The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador source at TVmaze
An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain. FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now operating in exile, investigate Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
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Caught in the Crackdown source at TVmaze
FRONTLINE and ProPublica trace the violence, protests and arrests stemming from federal immigration sweeps across the United States. The documentary examines the tactics, legal cases and impact — from Los Angeles to Chicago to Minneapolis.
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The President vs. The Fed source at TVmaze
FRONTLINE examines President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempts to assert control over the most powerful institution in the U.S. economy: the Federal Reserve.From filmmakers James Jacoby and Anya Bourg (The Age of Easy Money, The Power of the Fed), The President vs. the Fed illuminates the roots and stakes of Trump's battle with Powell over the independence of the country's central bank and its policy decisions as it steers the economy through an increasingly precarious moment.
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The Crown Prince & the President source at TVmaze
FRONTLINE examines the alliance between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump. Based on more than 100 interviews done by correspondent Martin Smith, the documentary examines the forces binding the two men and their countries together, and what each stands to gain — from ambitions for a new Middle East, to arms deals, investments and personal profit.
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Cast and crew
- Cast
- Will Lyman
- Produced by
- David Fanning
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