In the midst of a historic pandemic, economic hardship, and a reckoning with racism, this November Americans will decide who will lead the nation for the next four years: President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden.
FRONTLINE has presented The Choice, its critically acclaimed election year special since 1988. The Choice offers interwoven investigative biographies of both major-party candidates.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden, a two-hour documentary telling the story of a deeply divided nation through the lives of the men who want to lead it, will premiere Tuesday, September 22.
From veteran chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk, who with his team has made four prior installments of The Choice and nearly 20 documentaries about the Trump and Obama eras, this two-hour FRONTLINE special will be a unique primer for voters on the eve of the election – and a guide to what Americans can expect from the president who will be sworn in on January 20, 2021 to lead a country in crisis.
With trustworthy journalism and powerful new insights at a moment when anxious voters are being saturated with misinformation and partisanship, this clear-eyed documentary will examine each man’s approach to power, the defining moments that shaped their lives, and their visions for America’s future at this pivotal juncture. Through revealing interviews with those who know Trump and Biden best, The Choice 2020 will offer a deeply reported narrative arc of both candidates’ lives.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden will air Tuesday, September 22 at 8:00 p.m. on Panhandle PBS, and will also be available at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS Video App.
