Nat Geo People Makes First Commission with Undercover Angel

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Undercover Angel, a ten-part series from RDF Television, marks the first-ever commission made by Nat Geo People.

Undercover Angel follows rich and successful business people as they go undercover to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged communities around the world. Their mission is to use their business skills to implement changes that will have lasting effects. The show will be filmed in Bulgaria, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Uganda and the U.K. It is slated for broadcast exclusively on Nat Geo People this year in 47 countries and in 12 languages.

Undercover Angel is the first series to be created exclusively for Nat Geo People since the channel launched in Australia in 2014. The show is being produced for the network by RDF Television.

Jules Oldroyd, the senior VP of international programming for National Geographic Global Networks, remarked: “Since its inception, Nat Geo People has offered unfiltered, intimate and true stories about compelling people all over the world, so we’re incredibly excited to be stepping up our programming commitment with the channel’s first dedicated series. Undercover Angel is true to the innovative storytelling and engaging narratives found on the channel, and it is sure to become a powerful emotional touchstone that will resonate with viewers all over the world.”

Dan Barraclough, executive producer for RDF Television, added: “The world’s rich are looking for new ways to help those less fortunate than themselves, by getting involved and building their own organizations to create effective change on the ground. Undercover Angel really taps into this new spirit of philanthropy. What is exciting is seeing how it plays out in every episode of the series. Each benefactor found the initial challenge quite daunting, thrown into the deep end without support systems or PAs to help. But then they were able to build connections with local people and do something quite profound, create legacies that will last well beyond the length of these programs. It was a privilege for us to record the process.”