Will Lyman

FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

A look inside the Russian assault on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, told by displaced families, civilians caught in the fight and first responders.

In an epic three-part documentary series, FRONTLINE investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry. Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science. Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change, Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

Georgia y su novio Sam emprenden un viaje traicionero para escapar de su país, que está atrapado en una guerra inesperada con la inteligencia artificial. Días antes de la llegada de su primer hijo, la pareja debe enfrentarse a la Tierra de Nadie, un bastión del levantamiento de los androides, con la esperanza de llegar a un lugar seguro antes de dar a luz.

The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi (Leaving Afghanistan, Taliban Country) investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the U.S. defeat and the Taliban’s return.

An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With the New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, flawed design, and failed oversight behind the creation of Boeing’s fastest-selling plane.

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies. Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.

Courtney Bennett, una ex aspirante a patinaje artístico estadounidense, dirige la pista de patinaje pública de la ciudad, pero cuando el alcalde anuncia su cierre, Courtney está desconsolada pero determinada a salvarla.

A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.

Jeff Bezos is not only one of the richest men in the world, he has built a business empire that is without precedent in the history of American capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is unrivaled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.

With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their struggle against what they say is growing influence from the communist government of mainland China.

A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.

A documentary about the UN sex abuse scandal where companies and staff working for the United Nations in the Congo and other Central African countries were involved in rape and sex abuse of local women. There have been over 1700 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against UN peacekeepers in the last 15 years. Ramita Navai reveals why it keeps happening despite UN promises to stamp it out. It was produced for Channel 4 and for PBS Frontline – and ARTE. The film won the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Journalism award for Television – International. Nominated for 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. Shortlisted for 2019 Grierson Awards for Best Single Documentary – International and Best Current Affairs Documentary. In 2020, the documentary won the 22nd Media Awards for “Children’s Rights in One World” in Germany.

Follow former prisoners through the challenges of their first year on parole. With unique access, the film goes inside the effort to change the way parole works in Connecticut and reduce the number of people returning to prison.

Review the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign.

The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump.

Perfil biográfico de Donald Trump y Hillary Clinton, los candidatos para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. A través de docenas de entrevistas con las personas que mejor conocen a los candidatos (personas cercanas, amigos, periodistas especializados¿), se descubre cómo se han configurado estas dos personalidades tan diferentes; de dónde vienen, cómo han ascendido, qué cualidades de liderazgo tienen y al fin y al cabo cuál es la razón por la que optan a uno de los trabajos más difíciles y más influyentes del mundo: ser presidente de los Estados.

An investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA oversight. The film examines the marketing and regulating of supplements, and cases of contamination and serious health problems.

Whether the use of antibiotics in food animals is exacerbating antibiotic resistance in humans; the family of a man who died from a bacteria outbreak in a hospital at the National Institutes of Health.

Examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and military leaders, the film traces the U.S. role from the 2003 invasion to the current violence, showing how Iraq itself is coming undone, how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.

Sixty years after the Supreme Court declared separate schools for black and white children unconstitutional, school segregation is making a comeback. What’s behind the growing racial divide in American schools — and what’s the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education?

An investigation into the hidden relationship between Silicon Valley and the National Security Agency.

Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted by the National Security Agency. Through exclusive interviews with intelligence insiders, cabinet officials, and government whistle-blowers, the film reveals how the U.S. government came to monitor the communications of millions of Americans and to collect billions of records on ordinary people around the world.

From PBS and Frontline: With unprecedented access, FRONTLINE investigates the impact of mass incarceration in America, focusing on a troubled housing project in Louisville, Kentucky, and a statewide effort to reverse the trend. There are some 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S. today, but a disproportionate number come from a few city neighborhoods, and in some places the concentration is so dense that states are spending millions of dollars a year to lock up residents of single blocks. "Prison State" examines one community, Louisville's Beecher Terrace housing project, and follows the lives of four residents as they move in and out of custody, while Kentucky tries break that cycle and shrink its prison state.

Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture -- celebrities, movies, brands -- in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web -- and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.

Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.

Walt Whitman's "Leaves Of Grass" proves transformative for the ghost of a handsome young Civil War soldier and a closeted middle-aged accountant, both of whom want out of the prisons that confine them.

A devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011 triggering a crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. This 2012 documentary reveals how close the world came to a nuclear nightmare. In the desperate hours and days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the fate of thousands of Japanese citizens fell into the hands of a small corps of engineers, firemen and soldiers who risked their lives to prevent the Daiichi nuclear complex from complete meltdown. FRONTLINE tells the story of the workers struggling frantically to reconnect power inside the plant’s pitch-dark and highly radioactive reactor buildings; the nuclear experts and officials in the prime minister’s office fighting to get information as the crisis spiraled out of control; and the plant manager who disobeyed his executives’ orders when he thought it would save the lives of his workers.

A documentary covering the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Allen Gamble y Terry Hoitz son un par de policías de Nueva York que viven a la sombra de los héroes del cuerpo, los superagentes Christopher Danson y P.K. Highsmith. Pero cuando las cosas se tuerzan en la gran manzana, esta peculiar pareja tendrá que levantar sus traseros del despacho de la comisaría y entrar en acción.

This is the true story of one of the most grisly crime scene investigations in the history of the United States. The grueling case - that began with a simple shoplifting arrest - unfolded clue by clue, until a shocking discovery rocked the nation: more than forty pounds of bones and five intact bodies buried on Charles Ng and Leonard Lakes' property. Each gruesome excavation confirmed that Ng and Lake were no ordinary serial killers. They were manipulative, sadistic, and had no mercy for their innocent victims. Walk alongside law enforcement, step by step, as they work to get justice for the slain.

Dos amigos de los barrios bajos del sur de Boston se convierten en delincuentes de poca monta hasta que son contratados por un jefe mafioso que podría abrirles las puertas de un mundo mejor.

El multimillonario fabricante de armas Tony Stark debe enfrentarse a su turbio pasado después de sufrir un accidente con una de sus armas. Equipado con una armadura de última generación tecnológica, se convierte en 'El hombre de hierro' para combatir el mal a escala global.

A documentary covering the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin.

Events in the life of Paige Wilson, a pretty, bright 27-year-old congressional aide in Washington, D.C. This is an unaired television pilot for a potential series that would have been in The CW's 2007-2008 season of programming if it was picked up.

Varias personas se cruzan de forma azarosa e incluso peligrosa en los parques, piscinas y calles de su barrio. Una madre aburrida se hace amiga de Brad, un padre que se hace cargo de la casa mientras su mujer trabaja. Larry, un amigo de Brad, empieza a inquietarse por la presencia en las calles de un pedófilo recién salido de la cárcel.

After a quarter-century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world. Through interviews with AIDS researchers, world leaders, activists, and patients, FRONTLINE investigates the science, politics, and human cost of this fateful disease and asks: What are the lessons of the past, and what can be done to stop AIDS?

Un escándalo de pedofilia salpica la Diócesis Católica de Boston. En el caso de Angelo DeFranco, víctima de los abusos sexuales del Padre John Geoghan, el abogado defensor es Mitchell Garabedian. Pronto surgen nuevos casos de chicos que cometieron el error de denunciar los abusos al arrogante Padre Bernard Law.

Cuando Finn, un joven de 16 años, es detenido mientras compra cocaína para su madre Liz, que es toxicómana, se vienen abajo sus planes de pasar el verano fuera de Nueva York con su padre, un antropólogo que está estudiando a la tribu Ishkanani en la selva. En un intento de enderezar tanto su vida como la de su hijo, Liz se muda con él a la casa de campo de su rico protector y amante, el señor Osborne. Finn se adapta inmediatamente al ambiente de los adinerados socios del club de campo, empieza a salir con Maya y se hace amigo de su hermano Bryce, ambos nietos de Osborne. Liz, decidida a enmendar sus errores, empieza a asistir a reuniones de Alcohólicos Anónimos y se convierte en una madre cariñosa que se esfuerza por recuperar el amor y la confianza de su hijo. Desgraciadamente, Finn aprenderá muy pronto que la riqueza y sus nuevas amistades tienen un precio... (FILMAFFINITY)

The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.

The late Irish hero fireman's (Lefty) charming son William M. "Billy" Dylan (25) is elected as independent, youngest Massachusettes state representative. He joins the Democrats, Congress seat Beacon Hill's legendary rooster, House speaker Charles T. "Chick" Mudoon, who trusts the customary campaign debt check will reel the rookie in as another meek party soldier. However the naive, naturally noble new boy, who doesn't hesitate to single-handedly fight off two skinhead gay-bashers, has and follows his own conscience. He defeats Muldoon's dodgy attempts to prevent a congressional committee investigating state police school cadet abuse, which would compromise his deputy, majority leader Spanky Reardon. It seems Muldoon's revenged when Dylan gets framed for the alleged violent abuse of a two-faced congressional aid. However, there's a more devious, ambitious plot behind two abuse cases and a staged corrupt payment for a memorial hospital wing.

A documentary from PBS detailing the Watergate scandal with interviews from the men involved and surrounding the event.

Cuando Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn), Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins) y Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon) eran unos niños que crecían juntos en un peligroso barrio obrero de Boston, pasaban los días jugando al hockey en la calle. Pero, un día, a Dave le ocurrió algo que marcó para siempre su vida y las de sus amigos. Veinticinco años más tarde, otra tragedia los vuelve a unir: el asesinato de Katie (Emmy Rossum), la hija de 19 años de Jimmy. A Sean, que es policía, le asignan el caso; pero también tiene que estar muy pendiente de Jimmy porque, en su desesperación, está intentando tomarse la justicia por su mano.

Award-winning sports chronicler Bud Greenspan delivers a powerful and emotional look at six individual stories in the official film of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Greenspan goes beyond highlight footage to tell the story of how these athletes overcome incredible obstacles to achieve Olympic glory.

This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From December 8th until December 23rd, 1941 the defenders thwarted an aerial attack and an attempted amphibious landing from a naval task force before finally being overwhelmed by the third attempt by the Japanese Imperial Navy.

1960's Harvard Professor is having an affair with his male teaching assistant.

It's one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it's arguably the most profitable enterprise in cyberspace. AT&T has been in the business. Yahoo! has profited from it. Westin and Marriott have made more money selling it than selling snacks and drinks in their mini-bars. And with estimates as high as $10 billion a year, it boasts the kind of earnings that most American businesses would envy. It's pornography.

A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

In a time of war, a young girl takes in a stray against her father's wishes. Is he a dog or a man in a costume?

Satan in the Suburbs tells the shocking story of a grisly ritualistic murder in the quiet bedroom community of Northport, Long Island in the summer of 1984. The killing, it soon emerged, was linked to a teen satanic cult. Perhaps more disturbing than the details of the murder itself was the revelation of a conspiracy of silence among the town's teenagers, many of whom had been aware of the, e killing in the two weeks before an anonymous call finally tipped off local police. 17- year-old Ricky Kasso was arrested and confessed to the crime; five days later, he hung himself in his holding cell. Kasso's friend Jimmy Troiano also. confessed, but was acquitted after jurors learned that he was beaten by local police. The murder shocked the local community and reverberated nationally, with some uninformed observers rushing to scapegoat rock music as the cause.

When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.

Desde su época de niño en Carolina del Norte hasta su retiro de los Chicago Bulls en 1999, His Airness lo lleva a recorrer toda la carrera de Michael Jordan. Completo con destacados espectaculares junto con entrevistas de compañeros de equipo, entrenadores y escritores, además de la propia visión de Michael, este video captura el espíritu, la determinación y el impulso del campeonato de este icono global.

A documentary covering the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.

Tras el secuestro de un líder religioso musulmán por tropas norteamericanas, Nueva York se convierte en el objetivo de una serie de atentados terroristas. Anthony Hubbard, el director del equipo antiterrorista del FBI, y la agente de la CIA Elise Kraft serán los encargados de acabar con la organización criminal. Mientras tanto, el gobierno decide declarar la ley marcial en la Gran Manzana.

Steven Taylor, un industrial millonario que atraviesa un mal momento financiero, está casado con Emily, una joven adinerada de familia rica que mantiene un pasional romance con David, un artista bohemio. Tras conocer la infidelidad de su esposa, Steve averigua también el turbio pasado del amante, un estafador que seduce a mujeres ricas, y entonces le encarga que asesine a su esposa... Remake del clásico de Hitchcok "Crimen perfecto" (Dial M for Murder, 1954).

A documentary covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Van era un niño que tenía una buena vida: una casa, una familia y amigos. Pero después de que su padre tuviera un accidente que le dejara en una silla de ruedas, su madre los abandonó. Desde ese momento, Van no sabe qué hacer con su vida.

En 1692, en la puritana ciudad de Salem (Massachussetts), un grupo de chicas es acusado de practicar la brujería. Una de ellas, Abigail Williams, procesada por esta razón, presenta a su vez cargos contra John Proctor y su esposa Elizabeth para vengarse de ellos: cuando fue su sirvienta tuvo una aventura con John, que acabó rechazándola para volver con su mujer

Perspicaz mirada a la vida de una chica adolescente poco atractiva, que tiene que enfrentarse a padres poco afectivos, compañeros de clase esnob, un hermano mayor inteligente, una hermana menor muy guapa y sus propias inseguridades.

Se juegan las finales de la NBA entre los Utah Jazz y los Boston Celtics. Mike y Jimmy, amigos y grandes forofos de los Celtics, viven con pasión estos encuentros y harían cualquier cosa porque ganara su equipo. El gran problema es la estrella de los Jazz, Lewis Scott, capaz de anotar cincuenta puntos por partido. Después de una gran derrota de los Celtics a manos de los de Utah, Mike y Jimmy deciden tomar cartas en el asunto y secuestran a Scott.

FRONTLINE untangles the mysterious web of satanic ritual abuse, psychiatric treatment, and insurance claims that escalated into millions of dollars. Were these professed victims of secret satanic cults really helped by the psychiatric care they received?

A documentary covering the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. THE MAO YEARS examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and poverty-stricken nation.

An investigative biography of the man at the center of the political crime of the 20th century. At the heart of the assassination lies the puzzle of Lee Harvey Oswald: Was he an emotionally disturbed lone gunman? Was he part of a broader conspiracy? Or was he an unwitting fall guy, the patsy, as Oswald himself claimed?

5-part documentary series on the history of electronic digital computers.

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust. His achievements in expanding peaceful relations with China and the Soviet Union stand in stark contrast with his continuation of the war in Vietnam. Finally brought down by scandal and duplicity, his administration did much to erode the citizenry's faith in government.

A made-for-tv movie based on tv series 'Crossbow'.

Un hombre toma como rehenes a tres compañeros de trabajo mientras hacían horas extras el fin de semana de Acción de Gracias. No tiene exigencias.

The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents their collaboration on this tradition breaking opera.

Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.

A look at the trial and the use of psychiatric evidence in the criminal proceedings of mass murderer 'The Hillside Strangler' Kenneth Bianchi.

A look into the mind of one of the Hillside Strangler murderers, Kenneth Bianchi.

On what should have been a peaceful afternoon drive, a former ranger finds himself trapped with other commuters after a group of armed ex-military contractors shut down a bridge.

The untold story of The Firestone Tire Company, Charles Taylor, and the forgotten tragedy of Liberia.