America Undercover | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Mark C. Baldwin |
Directed by | |
Presented by | Oliver Stone |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Sheila Nevins |
Producer | Brent Owens |
Production company | America Undercover |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | 1983 – 2006 |
America Undercover is a series of documentaries that aired on the cable television network HBO from 1983 through 2006. [1] Within the series are several sub-series, such as Autopsy , Real Sex , and Taxicab Confessions .
The series began in 1983 [2] and, after a brief time being broadcast weekly in 2001, [3] was later broadcast once per month. [4] In 2006, episodes began being rebroadcast on A&E Network. [5]
Over the years, episodes have covered numerous subjects such as abortion, [6] organized crime, [7] and pedophilia. The show won several awards for the 1998 production of Strippers: The Naked Stages.
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