The Crown Prince & The President (2026)
Months into his second term, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. It had been seven years since a Saudi hit squad murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in an operation U.S. intelligence assessed MBS had approved.Now, Trump hailed MBS as a friend. The two men announced from the Oval Office that Saudi Arabia planned to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S.FRONTLINE's new documentary "The Crown Prince & the President" draws on over 100 interviews to investigate what forces bind the two men and their countries together, and what each stands to gain.
Directors: Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria.
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Martin Smith as Correspondent |
| Directing | Martin Smith | Director |
| Production | Martin Smith | Producer |
| Directing | Marcela Gaviria | Director |
| Production | Marcela Gaviria | Producer |
| Writing | Martin Smith | Writer |
| Writing | Marcela Gaviria | Writer |
| Production | Scott Anger | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Scott Anger | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Timothy Grucza | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jennifer Brooks | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Jennifer Brooks | Editor |
| Sound | François-Paul Aïche | Music |