Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.

152022•46m•7.3/10

DocumentaryCrime

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7.3/10(28)

1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they’ve been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven’s children unearth clues to their father’s mysterious past.

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Production

Wonderburst, High Five Content, AGBO

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 21, 2022

Last Aired

April 21, 2022

Networks

Hulu

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1

Air date: 2022-04-21

1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. His family struggles to keep his case in the public eye - until his heroic return seven years later sparks a media sensation.

Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2

Air date: 2022-04-21

A heroic escape. A televised family reunion. But the Stayner ordeal is far from over as painful secrets surface. When a hit TV movie rewrites the Stayner story, reality gets stranger than fiction.

Chapter 3: Cary’s Story

Air date: 2022-04-21

Two decades after Steven went missing near Yosemite, three tourists vanish from the same area. When the FBI finds the killer, the Stayner family is linked to the new, horrifying crimes and the family is thrust back into the headlines.