Right now you can watch Frontline in the US on PBS, and in the UK on PBS America Amazon Channel — and it earns the access it was given. Every one of its 45 seasons holds up. 57 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Will Lyman's involvement signals a level of cooperation that is hard to secure. Start it on PBS whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Frontline arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What makes Frontline work is a willingness to sit with complexity instead of resolving it neatly. 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. Featuring Will Lyman, it gets access that is hard to secure twice. Across 45 seasons (1983–2026), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — Frontline has both. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Frontline is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. Fans of Down to Earth with Zac Efron will recognise the sensibility here immediately. 45 seasons gives the story real room to develop. The access the production gets is remarkable, and the storytelling does full justice to it. Worth watching in order, from the beginning.

Frontline is currently airing new episodes, created by David Fanning — so there's no better time to catch up before the story moves forward. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.