Frontline — Season 27
17 episodesFirst aired 1 January 2009
E1The Old Man and the Storm
Jan 2009
The compelling saga of one family's efforts to rebuild their homes, and their lives, in post-Katrina New Orleans.
E2Dreams of Obama
Jan 2009
A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...
E3My Father, My Brother, and Me
Feb 2009
Correspondent Dave Iverson's personal journey to understand Parkinson's, the disease which has taken such a toll on his family.
E4Inside the Meltdown
7.0Feb 2009
How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
E5Ten Trillion and Counting
Mar 2009
How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
E6Sick Around America
Mar 2009
FRONTLINE travels the country examining the nation's broken health care system and exploring the need for a fundamental overhaul.
E7Black Money
Apr 2009
FRONTLINE investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery.
E8Poisoned Waters
Apr 2009
Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible.
E9The Released
Apr 2009
What happens to the mentally ill when they leave America's prisons? Why do they return at such alarming rates ?
E10The Madoff Affair
May 2009
Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...
E11Inside the Teenage Brain
Jan 2002
Teenagers are often described as erratic, unthoughtful, and rapidly changing human beings. But is there a universal explanation for the stereotype? FRONTLINE reveals new scientific studies that dig deep into the workings of the teenage mind.
E12Breaking the Bank
Jun 2009
The inside story of one of the most controversial moments in America's financial crisis - and its ongoing drama.
E13Obama's War
Oct 2009
Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"
E14The Warning
Oct 2009
Long before the economic meltdown, one woman tried to warn about the threat to the financial system...
E15Close to Home
Oct 2009
Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on one unlikely neighborhood--New York's Upper East Side..
E16A Death in Tehran
Nov 2009
The life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep the Iranian reform movement alive.
E17The Card Game
Nov 2009
Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for banks and consumers...
