Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.

Episodes

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 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.

49 min

Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 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.

44 min

Chapter 3: Cary’s Story

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.

48 min

Videos

Trailer

Cast and Crew

Corin Nemec

Self

Todd Eric Andrews

Self

Todd Makurath

Executive Producer

Andrew Jacobs

Executive Producer

Joe Russo

Executive Producer

Jen Casey

Executive Producer

Jessica Dimmock

Director

Peter Rieveschl

Executive Producer

Nick Gilhool

Executive Producer

Mike Larocca

Executive Producer

Anthony Russo

Executive Producer

Joe Rivera

Director of Photography

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

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.

Orignal Language

Seasons

Genre

Documentary, Crime

Status

Ended

Release Data

2022-04-21

Production Companies

Wonderburst, High Five Content

Streaming Network

Hulu