Watch 2025’s 10 Most-Streamed New FRONTLINE Documentaries

President Donald Trump’s far-reaching use of executive power. The challenges facing a post-Assad Syria. A Ukrainian brigade’s inch-by-inch battle to reclaim a Russian-held town. The realities of growing up poor in America.

This year, FRONTLINE covered these stories and more in a slew of deeply-reported documentaries that took viewers from the corridors of power to the trenches of war; and from the floodwaters of devastating storms to the homes of families trying to overcome poverty.

As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve collected the 10 new-this-year FRONTLINE documentaries that, as of publication time, earned the most streams this year on our YouTube channel and all PBS digital platforms combined.

All 10 of this year’s most-streamed documentaries are available to watch in full, for free, below, as well as on our YouTube channel, in our pbs.org/frontline collection of streaming films, in the PBS App and on PBS Documentaries on Prime Video.

Plus: Scroll down for some additional bonus viewing — the most-streamed archival documentary released on our YouTube channel this year.

10. Antidote

FRONTLINE chronicles the stories of investigative journalist Christo Grozev and political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who put their lives on the line to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and faced grave consequences. (credits)

More to Explore: “I’m wanted by Russia”: Learn about how a journalist ended up on the Kremlin’s wanted list.

9. The Rise of RFK Jr.

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scion of a storied dynasty, endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health as President Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services. (credits)

More to Explore: Listen to a special serialized audio adaptation of the documentary on The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast. Plus: Learn about how the filmmakers sought to unearth the “real” RFK Jr., and how the once-“unthinkable” Trump-RFK Jr. alliance took shape.

8. Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning

Why is the U.S. more vulnerable than ever to climate change-related storms? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate how Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. (credits)

More to Explore: After Hurricane Helene, are we ready for the next big storm? Listen to a conversation with the filmmaker and correspondent on The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast.

7. The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram

FRONTLINE and ProPublica probe how an online network known as the Terrorgram Collective grew and operated, and what its rise and fall reveal about the evolution of far-right extremism on loosely-moderated tech platforms. (credits

More to Explore: Read about how Terrorgram’s Neo-Nazi influencers groomed a teen to kill, and listen to a conversation with the reporters on The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast.

6. 2000 Meters to Andriivka

A stunning and immersive portrayal of the men fighting on the front lines of the war in Ukraine from FRONTLINE, The Associated Press and the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol. The film was recently named to the Academy Awards®Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature. (credits)

More to Explore: Read a conversation with the director about filming “while death is walking around you,” and go inside one of the documentary’s pivotal scenes.

5. Trump’s Comeback

FRONTLINE traces how Donald Trump returned to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, the documentary examines defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony conviction and his historic comeback. (credits)

More to Explore: Read and watch interviews with film sources through FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, which makes our source material available to the public.

4. Born Poor

Filmed across 14 years, this documentary follows three Americans as they grow from kids to teenagers to young adults, trying to pursue their dreams while dealing with an economy where they face more obstacles than opportunities. (credits)

More to Explore: Examine some of the challenges kids growing up in poverty in the U.S. face, and listen to a conversation with the filmmaker and one of the now-grown children whose story unfolds in the documentary on The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast.

3. Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran

FRONTLINE traces Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities and counter its proxy forces, the conflict with the Palestinians, and the role of the U.S. through decades of difficulty in the region. (credits)

More to Explore: 11 documentaries that shed light on the Iran-Israel conflict and the U.S. role.

2. Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law

Tracing the evolution of the battle over executive power from the Nixon era to 9/11 to today, this documentary goes inside President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert presidential power, the reverberations throughout American government and society, the controversial unitary executive theory of presidential power, and the showdown playing out in the nation’s courts. (credits)

More to Explore: Peruse interviews from the making of the documentary with Trump allies, opponents, legal experts and journalists via the FRONTLINE Transparency Project.

1. Syria After Assad

FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future, tracing jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa’s rise to power and investigating emerging threats to the country’s stability. (credits)

More to Explore: What U.S. diplomats thought after meeting Syria’s new leader.

Bonus Viewing: Our Most-Streamed Archival Release on YouTube This Year

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Cheney’s Law

Following former Vice President Dick Cheney’s death, FRONTLINE released this 2007 documentary on YouTube. It traces the behind-closed-doors battle Cheney waged within the George W. Bush administration over the power of the presidency and the rule of law. (credits)