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FRONTLINE
A Dangerous Assignment (2025)
Season 2024
Episode 5
With the Venezuelan news outlet Armando.info, FRONTLINE investigates the shadowy figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S. This 90-minute documentary tells the inside story of Alex Saab, his capture and then release by the U.S. in a controversial prisoner swap, and what has happened to the journalists who helped uncover the corruption scandal.
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A stunning portrayal of war in the trenches from the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol.
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An investigation into how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power.
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The dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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FRONTLINE examines how Israel ended up fighting wars in Gaza and Iran — and the U.S. role.
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Inside the high-stakes showdown between President Trump and the courts over presidential power.
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Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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Investigating the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war.
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How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.