Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)

"When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began."

7.2 (26 votes)
1 Season
April 21, 2022
English
Documentary Crime

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Jen Casey

Network

Hulu

Episodes

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1
E1

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1

Apr 21, 2022
49 min
7.0

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
E2

Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2

Apr 21, 2022
44 min
8.0

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
E3

Chapter 3: Cary’s Story

Apr 21, 2022
48 min
7.3

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.

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Original Title

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Production

Wonderburst, High Five Content, AGBO