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Battle for Tibet

Season 2025 Episode 2 | 54m 23s

Investigating China’s rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, FRONTLINE examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet’s Buddhist population, and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Aired: 02/17/25

Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park 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.

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"Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" - Preview

How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.

Preview: S2025 E6 | 0:31

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Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning

How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.

Episode: S2025 E6 | 54:23

Watch • 36:36

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 1: 'Did We Really Survive This?'

The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023, was the year's deadliest.

Clip: S2024 E16 | 36:36

Watch • 42:10

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 6: 'I Think There's Hope'

In the Lewiston shooting's aftermath, healing and recovery is taking many forms.

Clip: S2024 E16 | 42:10

Watch • 35:26

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 5: 'We're Still Here'

Four members of Maine's deaf community died in the Lewiston shooting.

Clip: S2024 E16 | 35:26

Watch • 39:33

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 3: 'Dereliction of Duty'

How did Army Reserve leaders respond to warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a reservist?

Clip: S2024 E16 | 39:33

Watch • 40:52

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 2: 'I Believe He Is Going To Snap'

Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.

Clip: S2024 E16 | 40:52

Watch • 44:16

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 4: 'They Controlled It All'

The politics of guns in Maine and “yellow flag” laws, which shaped the Lewiston response.

Clip: S2024 E16 | 44:16

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"Antidote" - Preview

An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.

Preview: S2025 E5 | 0:31

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"Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages" - Preview

A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.

Preview: S2025 E4 | 0:31

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Frontline

Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning

How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.

Episode: S2025 E6 | 54:23

Watch • 1:24:23

Frontline

Antidote

An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.

Episode: S2025 E5 | 1:24:23

Watch • 28:40

Frontline

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.

Episode: S2025 E4 | 28:40

Watch • 1:24:23

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The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate how an online network spread extremism and violence.

Episode: S2025 E3 | 1:24:23

Watch • 54:23

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Trump's Comeback

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition.

Episode: S2025 E1 | 54:23

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Maui's Deadly Firestorm

The deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable.

Episode: S2024 E17 | 53:54

Watch • 54:23

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Breakdown in Maine

Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it.

Episode: S2024 E16 | 54:23

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China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping

FRONTLINE examines the rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications.

Episode: S2024 E15 | 1:54:23

Watch • 1:26:15

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American Voices 2024

Following the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election to today.

Episode: S2024 E14 | 1:26:15

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A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians

The harrowing accounts of living through the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza.

Episode: S2024 E13 | 1:24:23