Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.

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.

• Released: 2022-04-21
• Genres: Documentary, Crime
• Seasons: 1, 3 episodes
• Episode length: 46m
• Network: Hulu
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 31 votes

Top cast

• Corin Nemec as Self
• Todd Eric Andrews as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

• United States: stream on Hulu
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; watch free on BBC iPlayer
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus

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