Frontline Biden's Decision (Season 42, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Biden's Decision (Season 42, Episode 21)

TV Episode | 120 min | Documentary, News

A look at President Joe Biden's rise to the presidency, the personal and political forces that shaped him and his historic decision to step out of the 2024 presidential race.

Director

Michael Kirk

Writers

Michael Kirk | Mike Wiser

Producers

Miles Alvord | Coral C. Salomón Bartolomei | Philip Bennett | Nina Chaudry & 5 more

Composer

John E. Low (original music)

Cinematographer

Ben McCoy

Editors

Miles Alvord | Elliott Choi | Christine Guordano | Alex LaGore & 4 more

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Release date

Aug 6, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

125 wins & 195 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
42 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Joe Biden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Peter Baker Self Self See fewer	A Perfect Candidate (1996)
Toluse Olorunnipa Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Franklin Foer Self - Author of 'The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future' Self - Author of 'The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future' See fewer	Georgetown (2019)
Jeanne Marie Laskas Self Self See fewer	Concussion (2015)
Valerie Biden Owens Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Evan Osnos Self - Author of 'Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now' Self - Author of 'Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now' See fewer	The Bulwark Podcast (I) (2021)
Tracey Quillen Carney Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Matt Viser Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
John Hendrickson Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Michael Kruse Self Self See fewer	Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023)
Marc Fisher Actor Actor See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Fintan O'Toole Self Self See fewer	The Irish Empire (1999)
Eugene Robinson Self Self See fewer	Rosenwald (2015)
Vince D'Anna Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Ted Kaufman Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Peggy Noonan Self Self See fewer	America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Curtis Wilkie Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Jill Biden Self Self See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Robert Costa Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Michael Larosa Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Jane Mayer Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Angela Wright Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Jelani Cobb Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Valerie Jarrett Self Self See fewer	WARx2 (2014)
Chuck Hagel Self Self See fewer	Voice of America News (1942)
Darlene Superville Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Mark Leibovich Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Matt Bai Self Self See fewer	The Front Runner (2018)
Rob Buccini Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Leo J. O'Donovan Self (as Father Leo O'Donovan) Self (as Father Leo O'Donovan) See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Wesley Lowery Self Self See fewer	They Can't Kill Us All
Antony Blinken Self Self See fewer	The Addiction (1995)
Julie Chávez Rodríguez Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Jen O'Malley Dillon Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Ron Klain Self Self See fewer	Year One: A Political Odyssey (2022)
Jen Psaki Self Self See fewer	Inside with Jen Psaki (2023)
Chris Whipple Self - Author of 'The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House' Self - Author of 'The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House' See fewer	20/20 (1978)
Victoria Nuland Self Self See fewer	Biden's Decision (2024)
Jonathan Karl Self Self See fewer	ABC News: Inauguration 2009 (2009)
Jeremiah Kissel Joe Biden (voice) Joe Biden (voice) See fewer	Frontline (1983)