Frontline · SEASON 43
A Dangerous Assignment
Episode 5 · 2024-05-14

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
With the Venezuelan news outlet Armando.info, FRONTLINE investigates the shadowy figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S. This 90-minute documentary tells the inside story of Alex Saab, his capture and then release by the U.S. in a controversial prisoner swap, and what has happened to the journalists who helped uncover the corruption scandal.
84 minutes
Season 43 episodes
1. Israel's Second Front2024-01-23
2. Democracy on Trial2024-01-30
3. Children of Ukraine2024-04-16
4. Documenting Police Use of Force2024-04-30
5. A Dangerous Assignment2024-05-14
6. Crisis on Campus2024-06-11
7. Two American Families: 1991-20242024-07-23
8. Germany's Enemy Within2024-07-30
9. Biden's Decision2024-08-06
10. South Korea's Adoption Reckoning2024-09-20
11. The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump2024-09-24
12. The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz2024-10-08
13. A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians2024-10-15
14. American Voices 20242024-10-29
15. China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping2024-11-26
16. Breakdown in Maine2024-12-10
17. Maui's Deadly Firestorm2025-01-07