Frontline · SEASON 38

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

Episode 19 · 2020-06-16

★ 2.1
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Episode overview

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

Season 38 episodes

1. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia2019-10-01 2. On The President's Orders2019-10-08 3. Zero Tolerance2019-10-22 4. Fire in Paradise2019-10-29 5. In the Age of AI2019-11-05 6. Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade2019-11-12 7. For Sama2019-11-19 8. Targeting El Paso2020-01-07 9. America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (1)2020-01-13 10. America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (2)2020-01-13 11. Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks2020-01-21 12. Battle for Hong Kong2020-02-11 13. Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos2020-02-18 14. NRA Under Fire2020-03-24 15. Plastic Wars2020-03-31 16. China Undercover2020-04-07 17. Coronavirus Pandemic2020-04-21 18. Inside Italy's COVID War2020-05-19 19. The Virus: What Went Wrong?2020-06-16 20. Opioids, Inc.2020-06-23 21. Once Upon a Time in Iraq2020-07-14