| America Undercover | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Mark C. Baldwin |
| Directed by |
Jon Alpert Fenton Bailey |
| Presented by | Oliver Stone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sheila Nevins |
| Producer(s) | Brent Owens |
| Production company(s) | America Undercover |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | 1983 – present |
America Undercover is a series of documentaries that air on the cable television network HBO. Within the series are several sub-series, such as Autopsy, Real Sex, and Taxicab Confessions.
The series began in 1984 and, after a brief time being broadcast weekly in 2001, is now broadcast once per month. In 2006, episodes began being rebroadcast on A&E Network.
Over the years, episodes have covered numerous subjects such as abortion, organized crime, and pedophilia. The show won several awards for the 1998 production of Strippers: The Naked Stages.