Frontline The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz (Season 42, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, News

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The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz (Season 42, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, News

Investigating the lives and views of J.D. Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president; those who know the candidates reveal the influences and ideas they'd bring to the White House.

Director

Gabrielle Schonder

Writers

Anya Bourg | James Jacoby | Gabrielle Schonder

Producers

Miles Alvord | Coral C. Salomón Bartolomei | Anya Bourg | Daniel Edge & 5 more

Composer

Martin Crane

Cinematographers

Jeremy Gould | Kevin McKeever

Editors

Miles Alvord | Christine Guordano | Tessa Maguire | Joey Mullin & 4 more

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 8, 2024

Release date

Oct 8, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

126 wins & 195 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
JD Vance Self (archive footage) (as J.D. Vance) Self (archive footage) (as J.D. Vance) See fewer	Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Tim Walz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Dan Driscoll Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Sofia Nelson Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Vivek Ramaswamy Self Self See fewer	Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence (2022)
Ian Ward Self Self See fewer	The Focus Group (2022)
Simon van Zuylen-Wood Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Sam Brodey Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Dan Clement Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jacob Reitan Self Self See fewer	God and Gays: Bridging the Gap (2006)
Ernesto Londoño Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Nick Frentz Self Self See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Ryan Winkler Self Self See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Terry Morrow Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Brian Bakst Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Peggy Flanagan Self Self See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Briana Bierschbach Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Marshall Kosloff Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Elizabeth Dwoskin Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Megyn Kelly Self Self See fewer	With Love, Megyn (2025)
Molly Ball Self Self See fewer	FOX Business Live (2007)
David French Self Self See fewer	Article VI: Faith, Politics, America (2008)
Rod Dreher Self Self See fewer	Orthodox: A Love Story
Keith Ellison Self Self See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Paul Gazelka Self Self See fewer	Almanac (1984)