Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
| Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story | |
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| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | |
| Cinematography | Joe Rivera |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Hulu |
| Release | April 21, 2022 |
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story is a 2022 three-part true crime docuseries directed by Jessica Dimmock and executive produced by The Russo brothers,[1] which premiered on Hulu April 21, about the 1972 kidnapping and eventual 1980 return of Steven Stayner and the impact it had on the Stayner family (especially older brother Cary who would later murder in 1999).[2][3][4]
Summary
[edit]Steven Stayner, then 7 years old, was kidnapped and molested by serial predator Kenneth Parnell to the point of changing the boy's name to Dennis (which became the premise to the 1989 Emmy Award-nominated miniseries I Know My First Name is Steven).[5]
Reception
[edit]Rotten Tomatoes gave the docuseries a 92% rating.[6]
Accolades
[edit]The program was nominated for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary at the 44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[7]
See also
[edit]- American Horror Story
- Timmy White - rescued by Steven in 1980
- "I Got a Name " - Jim Croce song used in the trailer
References
[edit]- ^ IGN
- ^ 'Captive Audience' Hulu Review: Stream It or Skip It?|Decider
- ^ Hulu Docs Chief Reveals Record-Breaking Viewership for 'Captive Audience', Teases Bombshell Series (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- ^ New Hulu Series Captive Audience - The Daily Beast
- ^ ‘Captive Audience’ recalls the awful aftermath when a kidnapped boy came home - Chicago Sun-Times
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ News & Documentary Emmy Nominations List - Deadline