An immersive investigation into the impact of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear program uses rare on-the-ground access in Iran and in-depth forensic analysis. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate Over the course of 12 days in June 2025, Israel bombed targets related to Iran’s nuclear program and assassinated scientists, Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes on Israel, and the U.S. carried out airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities. What was the impact of this unprecedented Israel-U.S. bombing campaign on Iran’s nuclear program? “Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question” offers some of the most in-depth accounts of the destruction from inside Iran since the war. Those accounts were gathered during a tightly controlled but expansive visit to the country that included visits to the sites where Iranian scientists were assassinated, conversations with witnesses and family members of those killed, and interviews with regime officials. The result is one of the most comprehensive and detailed views yet of how Iran’s top nuclear scientists were assassinated, and how Iran’s protected underground nuclear sites were penetrated by powerful U.S. bombs. “Strike on Iran” is a FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Pictures in association with The @WashingtonPost @evidentmedia and @bellingcatofficial It is written, produced and directed by Adam Desiderio and Sebastian Walker. The correspondent is Sebastian Walker. The reporters are Nilo Tabrizy, Jarrett Ley, Souad Mekhennet, Trevor Ball, Carlos Gonzales and Sebastian Vandermeersch. The senior producers are Dan Edge and Eamonn Matthews. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on “Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/strike-on-iran-the-nuclear-question/ #Documentary #Iran #Israel #US #War #NuclearProgram Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with major support from Ford Foundation. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Trust, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 01:05 - The Aftermath of Israeli Airstrikes Targeting Iranian Scientists 16:54 - Investigating How Israeli Strikes Against Iranian Scientists Were Carried Out 32:59 - Iranian Nuclear Facilities Bombed by the U.S. & Israel in 2025 40:42 - Discovery of New Activity at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain 47:03 - The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Facilities 52:18 - Credits

“Surviving CECOT” is a ProPublica production for FRONTLINE in association with Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Cazadores de Fake News and The Texas Tribune. Explore more of ProPublica’s reporting at: https://www.propublica.org/ The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members by the Trump administration and deported to CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador notorious for its harsh conditions. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate​. This short documentary tells the story of three Venezuelan men — Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer Vega Sandia — who were branded by the U.S. government as Tren de Aragua gang members and deported by the Trump administration to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a prison in El Salvador notorious for its brutal conditions. All three men said they had no connection to Tren de Aragua and were not gang members. In U.S. government data ProPublica obtained, none were flagged as having a criminal conviction or pending charges. The documentary details what the men say they experienced inside CECOT – beatings, humiliation and abuse – and explores the lasting trauma of the ordeal on them and their families. The producer for "Surviving CECOT" is Gerardo del Valle. The senior producers are Frank Koughan and Lisa Riordan Seville. Almudena Toral is ProPublica’s executive producer and ProPublica’s editor-in-chief is Stephen Engelberg. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on “Surviving CECOT ” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/surviving-cecot/ #Documentary #Venezuela #ElSalvador #CECOT Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Trust, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How 3 Venezuelan Men Were Detained by ICE & Deported By the U.S. 02:30 - The Harsh Conditions Faced by Deportees Sent to El Salvador’s CECOT Prison 07:52 - Venezuelans Deported to CECOT by the U.S. Describe Trauma 10:39 - Credits

[Para activar los subtítulos en español, haga clic en el botón “CC” en la parte inferior del reproductor de video. Luego seleccione “Configuración” y cambie el idioma a español. Encuentra el título y la descripción del documental debajo del texto en inglés.] Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, a Venezuelan family struggles to keep its legal status in “Status: Venezuela,” a new documentary from ProPublica and FRONTLINE FEATURES. For about a decade, Venezuelans have faced economic, political and social collapse. Yineska and her family fled to the U.S., arriving in 2023 with temporary legal status and hopes for a better life. But on the day President Donald Trump returned to office, he began stripping protections away. This film is set in and around Doral, Florida, home to the largest Venezuelan diaspora in the U.S. Many residents were staunch Trump supporters because of his hard-line stance against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president. But in 2025, Venezuelans became a key target of Trump’s mass deportation campaign. His administration says it’s focusing on “the worst of the worst.” Most of those caught up in the dragnet do not have any criminal convictions in the U.S. On the front lines of the crackdown are hundreds of thousands Venezuelan families like Yineska’s who arrived between Trump’s terms in office. “Status: Venezuelan” follows Yineska and her family as they weigh fear against hope, struggling to decide whether to fight for the life they have built or leave everything behind. “Status: Venezuelan” is a ProPublica production for FRONTLINE FEATURES. The director is Mauricio Rodríguez Pons. The senior producer is Frank Koughan. Almudena Toral is ProPublica’s executive producer and ProPublica’s editor-in-chief is Stephen Engelberg. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Read the story: https://propub.li/4948aRC – “Estatus: Venezolano”: Una Familia Trata de Mantenerse Unida en Estados Unidos bajo la Campaña de Deportación Masiva de Trump En medio de la ofensiva migratoria del gobierno de Donald Trump, una familia venezolana lucha por conservar su estatus legal en “Estatus: Venezolano”, un nuevo documental producido por ProPublica y FRONTLINE FEATURES. Ante el colapso económico en Venezuela, Yineska y su familia huyeron a Estados Unidos con la esperanza de encontrar una vida mejor. Llegaron en 2023 con un estatus legal temporal que les permitía trabajar y estudiar, pero el día en que Trump regresó a la Casa Blanca comenzó a desmantelar esas protecciones. La historia se desarrolla alrededor de Doral, Florida, la ciudad estadounidense que sirve de hogar a la diáspora venezolana más grande del país. Muchos de sus residentes apoyaron firmemente a Trump por su postura dura contra Nicolás Maduro, el presidente autoritario de Venezuela. Pero en 2025, los venezolanos pasaron a ser un objetivo central de la campaña de deportaciones masivas del gobierno. La administración asegura que se enfoca en “lo peor de lo peor”, aunque la mayoría de los detenidos no tiene antecedentes criminales. En primera línea de esta ofensiva están cientos de miles de familias venezolanas como la de Yineska, que llegaron entre el primer mandato de Trump y su retorno al poder. “Estatus: Venezolano” sigue a Yineska y a su familia mientras enfrentan el dilema de luchar por la vida que han construido o abandonar todo. “Estatus: Venezolano” es una producción de ProPublica para FRONTLINE FEATURES. El director es Mauricio Rodríguez Pons. El productor senior es Frank Koughon. La productora ejecutiva de ProPublica es Almudena Toral y el editor en jefe de ProPublica es Stephen Engelberg. La editora en jefe y productora ejecutiva de FRONTLINE es Raney Aronson-Rath. Lea el artículo: https://propub.li/4q58Gok - ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. + Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/propublica.org + Follow us on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/propublica + Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propublica/ + Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@propublica + Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propublica + Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@propublica + Follow us on Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica + Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propublica/ + Donate to support our work: https://propub.li/3WE9AMv + Sign up for our weekly newsletter: http://propub.li/2oyN8DY + Submit a tip: https://www.propublica.org/tips/

In 2015’s “Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA,” FRONTLINE examined the National Rifle Association’s political evolution and influence, and how it had consistently succeeded in defeating gun control legislation. (Aired 2015) This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate Drawing on interviews with leading voices on both sides of the gun regulation debate, “Gunned Down” went inside one of the country’s greatest divides to illuminate how the NRA reinvented itself from a group of gun enthusiasts and sportsmen with minimal political focus, to a powerful lobbying force opposing any perceived infringement of the constitutional right to bear arms. The documentary traced the emergence of Wayne LaPierre, then one of the NRA’s top leaders, and explores how he activated the group’s influential base in the wake of mass shootings. The film featured interviews with Congressional leaders, former White House officials, then-Vice President Joe Biden, and gun-rights and gun-reform advocates. It also featured firsthand accounts from family members of mass shooting victims, including the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. For more on the evolution of the NRA and America’s gun debate, watch FRONTLINE’s 2020 documentary “NRA Under Fire,” which investigated the organization’s history and evolution, how it aligned with President Donald Trump and his base, and why it was under attack ahead of the 2020 election. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/nra-under-fire/ “Gunned Down” is a FRONTLINE production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The producers are Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser. The director is Michael Kirk. The writers are Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser. The reporter is Jim Gilmore. Explore additional reporting on “Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/gunned-down/ #Documentary #NRA #GunDebate Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Trust, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 00:43 - Deadly Mass Shootings in the U.S. in Recent Decades 13:44 - The NRA’s Political Evolution & Influence 19:54 - How Then Leader Wayne LaPierre Energized the NRA’s Base 30:43 - The Gun Debate After the 2012 Sandy Hook Shooting 39:13 - How the NRA Defeated a Bill in the Aftermath of the Sandy Hook Shooting 52:18 - Credits

A stunning and immersive portrayal of the men fighting on the front lines of the war in Ukraine, from the Oscar®-winning team behind “20 Days in Mariupol.” This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate​. “2000 Meters to Andriivka” documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Following his historic account of the civilian toll in Mariupol, Ukrainian filmmaker and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens towards Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land. The documentary follows a Ukrainian brigade battling through approximately one mile of a heavily fortified forest on their mission to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka amid a failing counteroffensive in 2023. Weaving together original footage, intensive Ukrainian Army bodycam video and powerful moments of reflection with haunting intimacy, the documentary reveals how the farther the soldiers advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that, for them, this war may never end. “2000 Meters to Andriivka” is written, filmed and directed by filmmaker and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov. It is produced by Chernov, FRONTLINE’s senior documentary editor and producer Michelle Mizner and FRONTLINE’s editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath. It is edited by Michelle Mizner. The film is co-produced and includes additional cinematography by AP journalist Alex Babenko, and is composed by two-time Grammy Award®-winning composer and music-producer Sam Slater. Distributed domestically by PBS Distribution and internationally by Dogwoof, “2000 Meters to Andriivka” is a FRONTLINE FEATURES and The Associated Press production. 00:00 - Film Open 00:13 - In the Trenches With the Men Fighting the War in Ukraine 10:21 - Ukraine Launches a Counteroffensive Against Russia in 2023 23:53 - Ukrainian Soldiers Battle Through a Fortified Forest to the Village of Andriivka 49:41 - Ukrainian Officers at Headquarters Guide Soldiers Through the Battlefield 01:02:34 - A Ukrainian Soldier Reflects On His Hopes & Worries 01:14:44 - Surveying the Death & Destruction of the Russia-Ukraine War 01:21:29 - The Liberation of Andriivka 01:45:28 - Credits

Did Texas execute an innocent man? This 2010 documentary investigates the controversial death penalty case of Cameron Todd Willingham — and the scientific validity of the arson evidence used to convict him of the deaths of his three children. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate The execution of Cameron Todd Willingham in Texas in 2004 became the center of a national debate about the death penalty and the science behind arson investigations. Drawing on unique access to those closest to the Willingham case, “Death by Fire” meticulously examines the evidence used to convict Willingham, and explores the implications of the execution of a possibly innocent man. Through interviews with Willingham’s friends and family, the documentary tells the story of a troubled young man with a history of domestic violence who quickly became the prime suspect in his children’s deaths. The discovery by fire investigators of more than 20 indicators of arson at the scene of the fire pointed directly to Willingham’s guilt. But the re-examination of the case turned on a critical finding that came only weeks before Willingham’s scheduled execution: The investigators who determined that he had set the fire that killed his three daughters had relied on an outdated understanding of arson evidence. Experts told FRONTLINE there could be hundreds of innocent people in prison for arson cases where the evidence was misinterpreted by investigators. “Death by Fire” is a FRONTLINE production with Kirk Documentary Group in association with StartBox Films. The producer and director is Jessie Deeter. The writers are Mike Wiser and Michael Kirk. The co-producer is Mike Wiser and the senior producer is Michael Kirk. Explore additional reporting on “Death by Fire” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/death-by-fire/ #Documentary #Texas #DeathPenalty Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.

An on-the-ground look at how Ecuador, a once-peaceful nation, is now gripped by drug cartels, violence and a military crackdown. With rare access to gang recruits, police, politicians and families caught in the crossfire, this documentary explores efforts to stem the violence and the human toll. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate Once one of Latin America’s most peaceful nations, Ecuador has now become one of its most violent. Foreign cartels have joined with local gangs to control the drug trade, funneling cocaine to the U.S. and Europe, and pushing the homicide rate in the country to record levels. In response, Ecuador’s government declared a state of emergency in 2024, and sent the military onto the streets and into gang-plagued prisons to crack down. “Drug War in Ecuador” illuminates the stark human toll of it all, drawing on deep access to those involved in the struggle, from the military and police to the gangs to the families caught in the crossfire. The film focuses on the stories of three people: Father Jose Antonio Maeso, a well-known gang violence mediator who also collects evidence of alleged abuses by the police and military; Colonel Javier Buitron, then governor in Esmeraldas, a hotbed of gang violence, who defends the government’s crackdown; and Ronny Medina, a grieving father who’s seeking justice for his 11-year-old son, Steven, one of four boys who were found dead after the military detained them. Ecuador’s military said the soldiers released the boys alive and gang members later killed them. Raw and profound, the documentary offers a powerful look at the ongoing crisis in the country. “Drug War in Ecuador” is a Duskwater Films production for GBH/FRONTLINE and ITV in association with The Big Story Films. Filmed and directed by Marcel Mettelsiefen. The producers are Stephen Ellis, Marcel Mettelsiefen, Mayte Carrasco and Ahisha Ghafoor. The associate producer is Esme Ramlal. The senior producer is Eamonn Matthews. The executive producer for ITV is Tom Giles. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on “Drug War in Ecuador ” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/drug-war-in-ecuador/ #Documentary #Ecuador #DrugWar Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 02:29 - The Human Toll of Gang Violence in Esmeraldas, Ecuador 10:54 - Ecuador Declares a State of Emergency in 2024 to Tackle the Country’s Drug & Gang Crisis 13:05 - How Father José Antonio Maeso Collects Evidence of Alleged Abuses by the Police & Military 17:11 - The Disappearance & Deaths of Four Children in Ecuador 31:22 - Family of 11-Year-Old Steven Gerald Medina Lajones Seeks Justice For His Death 43:47 - Colonel Javier Buitron Meets With Soldiers Carrying Out Ecuador’s Drug Crackdown 52:17 - Credits

Following former Vice President Dick Cheney’s death at age 84, watch this 2007 documentary tracing the behind-closed-doors battle Cheney waged within the George W. Bush administration over the power of the presidency and the rule of law. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate For three decades, Dick Cheney had been an advocate of granting the president virtually unlimited wartime power. In the aftermath of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with Cheney as George W. Bush’s vice president, the Justice Department and the White House made a number of controversial legal decisions. Orchestrated by Cheney and his lawyer David Addington, the department interpreted executive power in an expansive and extraordinary way, granting Bush the power to detain, interrogate, torture, wiretap and spy — without congressional approval or judicial review. In “Cheney’s Law,” a documentary by Michael Kirk and his team, FRONTLINE examined the battle over the power of the presidency and Cheney’s way of looking at the Constitution. As the White House and Congress faced off over executive privilege, the terrorist surveillance program, and the firing of U.S. attorneys, FRONTLINE told the story of what formed Cheney’s perspectives and what some at the time viewed as the most ambitious project to reshape the power of the president in American history. “Cheney’s Law” is a FRONTLINE co-production with Kirk Documentary Group Ltd. It is written, produced and directed by Michael Kirk. It is produced and reported by Jim Gilmore. Explore additional reporting on “Cheney’s Law” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/cheney/ #Documentary #Politics #DickCheney Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 01:22 - Dick Cheney’s Early Political Career & Perspective on Executive Power 09:29 - The 9/11 Attacks & Cheney’s Efforts to Expand Presidential Authority 22:00 - The George W. Bush Administration’s “Bybee Memo” 31:42 - The National Security Agency’s Intelligence Gathering Program 43:20 - The Significance of President G.W. Bush’s Signing Statements 52:39 - Credits

Far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power. This documentary investigates how they got there, looking at the reasons behind the surge in support for their brand of hardline nationalist politics and the roles of Russia and the U.S. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate Support for nationalist, anti-immigrant parties has surged across Europe in recent years — including in Germany, where far-right leaders have risen to the brink of power for the first time since World War II. “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” examines the recent political ascendance of the country’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party — exploring how it has targeted younger voters using AI videos that play on fears about immigrants and crime, how it has called for the “remigration” of immigrants who entered Germany illegally and others who had been given temporary right to stay, and how it has won vocal support from influential figures including Elon Musk and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. The documentary also probes allegations that Russia boosted the AfD through what one journalist calls “disinformation warfare.” As the film details, after World War II, Germany set out to reckon with its grim history, in part by banning Nazi symbols and slogans and criminalizing Holocaust denial. A political “firewall” was also established, with mainstream parties vowing not to work with far-right parties to govern. The documentary details how, decades later, members of the AfD have pushed back against this “remembrance culture,” become the second largest party in Germany’s parliament, and are calling for the dismantling of the “firewall,” arguing it has no place in a democracy. Drawing on interviews with numerous AfD politicians, German intelligence service officials, political scientists, and journalists, “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” examines how and why the country reached this moment, and what it says about broader trends across Europe. “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” is a FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Pictures in association with Evan Williams Productions. The correspondent, reporter, producer and director is Evan Williams. The producer is Hannah Congdon. The senior producer is Dan Edge. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting on ”The Rise of Germany’s New Right” on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-rise-of-germanys-new-right/ #Documentary #Germany #Politics Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSfrontline Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs.bsky.social FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Prologue 00:36 - The AfD’s 2024 State Election Victory in Germany’s Thuringia 07:22 - How the Nazis Came to Power & How Germany Has Reckoned With Its Past 14:11 - Who Is AfD Politician Björn Höcke & Why He’s Accused of Trying to Rewrite German History 21:45 - How the AfD Used Social Media to Connect With Young German Voters 35:47 - What’s Behind the Rise of Far-Right Parties Across Europe? 39:15 - Russia’s Alleged ‘Disinformation Warfare’ & Influence on Foreign Elections 54:50 - The AfD’s Anti-Immigration Ad Campaign & Calls for ‘Remigration’ 01:01:39 - What Elon Musk’s Virtual Speech at the AfD’s 2025 Campaign Event Signified 01:12:17 - How German Politicians View President Donald Trump & His Administration 01:22:15 - Credits