Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

2022 - 2022

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1

21st April 2022

Episode 1

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

21st April 2022

Episode 2

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

21st April 2022

Episode 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.

Top Cast

Corin Nemec•Todd Eric Andrews

Director

Jessica Dimmock

Documentary Crime

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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Corin Nemec

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Jessica Dimmock

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