Series synopsis
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story is an American documentary crime television series that premiered on Hulu on April 21, 2022. It ended on April 21, 2022. It stars Corin Nemec and Todd Eric Andrews.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Corin Nemec as Self
- Todd Eric Andrews as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | April 21, 2022 | April 21, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
April 21, 2022 |
| 2 |
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. |
April 21, 2022 |
| 3 |
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. |
April 21, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Hulu |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 21, 2022 |
| Last aired | April 21, 2022 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |