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Captive Audience

Limited Series
2022
46m
TV-MA
Hulu
1 Season
3 Episodes
English
Documentary, Crime, Mystery
User Score: 
6.9
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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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Captive Audience

TV-MA
Limited Series
2022
46m
English
Hulu
Documentary, Crime, Mystery
1 Season
3 Episodes
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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Latest Episodes

Chapter 1 Stevens Story Part 1
Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1
April 21st 2022
Chapter 2 Stevens Story Part 2
Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2
April 21st 2022
Chapter 3 Carys Story
Chapter 3: Cary’s Story
Season 1 Episode 3
April 21st 2022

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Johnny.Lumsden says...
2 months ago
This is one of the most odd, yet not exciting cases to watch or read about, but its the oddity of the ending of it and the many unanswered questions that makes one watch the entire series and not quit half way through. It follows the famed and repeated story of the disappearance of a young boy from the 70's that reappears 7 years later and most of all the aftermath of his re-appearance. Although this story has been re-done and covered so many times and there are many other true crime series out there, this would have been more entertaining if made like the others. But, instead the filming and portrayal of this was very strange and a bit confusing. They had the actors from the original true crime movie about this story be a big part of this docuseries re-reading the script from the movie and giving opinions. The whole time until the big twist at the ending (that is another true crime story directly linked to this) which made it a still worthwhile watch, you keep thinking to yourself "that's it?"
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birdcages says...
2 years ago
the taglines and trailers for this were a little unnecessary; i think the director did right by the family and i'm glad that steven stayner's children and wife got a chance to tell their story the way they wanted it to be heard. hulu didn't need to market it as a mystery or salacious true crime story because it's not really a mystery for anyone familiar with the genre and certainly not one for anyone from that part of california. its a devastating story and it's a worthwhile watch even if you're familiar with the case (having the actors who played the brothers read interview transcripts was fascinating, honestly), i just think whoever decided how this would be advertised played into exactly what this series highlighted about the way media behaves around human tragedy. my main criticism is the inclusion of the mitigation specialist's remarks about the stayner family history. i think that shouldn't have been mentioned at all unless it was going to get addressed by someone other than a member of the defense team.
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ak85lp says...
3 years ago
A very good story and a tragedy for the Stayner family. However the description of the series here is a bit misleading.
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