America Undercover

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America Undercover
Genre Documentary
Written byMark C. Baldwin
Directed by
Oscar Nunez
Presented by Oliver Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Sheila Nevins
ProducerBrent Owens
Production companyAmerica Undercover
Original release
Network HBO
Release1983 (1983) –
2006 (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 .

Contents

History

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.

Episodes

References

  1. ↑ Rutenberg, Jim (March 21, 2001). "Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage". The New York Times . Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  2. ↑ Finn, Robin (April 15, 2001). "Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real". The New York Times . p. A1. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  3. ↑ Dempsey, John (December 18, 2000). "HBO set to strip 'Undercover'". Variety . Retrieved November 13, 2007.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11" (Press release). Time Warner. January 19, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Michael (February 1, 2006). "A&E goes 'Undercover'". Variety . Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  6. ↑ Grahnke, Lon (May 5, 1992). "'Abortion' examines the agony of choice". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  7. ↑ Marin, Rick (March 8, 1993). "America Undercover Mob Stories". Variety . Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  8. ↑ Silverman, Jeff (October 12, 1993). "I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School". Variety . Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Gorman, James (January 27, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Life-and-Death Decisions About Four-Legged Prisoners". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.


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