Captive Audience: Season 1

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HULU | Season Premiere Date: April 21, 2022

Summary: The three-part documentary series directed by Jessica Dimmock features interviews, archival footage, and clips from the NBC miniseries "I Know My First Name is Steven" as it looks at the media's role in the tragic story that began with Steven Stayner's 1972 kidnapping and years later, the arrest of his older brother, Cary, for killing fourThe three-part documentary series directed by Jessica Dimmock features interviews, archival footage, and clips from the NBC miniseries "I Know My First Name is Steven" as it looks at the media's role in the tragic story that began with Steven Stayner's 1972 kidnapping and years later, the arrest of his older brother, Cary, for killing four women in 1999.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Chapter 3: Cary's Story
Air Date: April 21, 2022
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S1:E2. Chapter 2: Steven's Story, Part 2
Air Date: April 21, 2022
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S1:E1. Chapter 1: Steven's Story
Air Date: April 21, 2022

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John Anderson

Apr 19, 2022

Ms. Dimmock, in collaboration with first-rate editor Ian Olds—and the very evident awareness that she's telling a story too—has created a memorable, thought-provoking and thoughtful piece that crisscrosses with considerable cool the often-imperceptible line between reality and realistic storytelling; between narratives and the way they're perceived; and between the awful truth and news that's stranger than fiction. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Apr 19, 2022

An aesthetically assured and inescapably chilling look at a hopeless tangle of fact and fantasy, and the horrors, and unanswerable questions, it begat. ... Easy answers aren’t Captive Audience’s main concern, though; instead, director Dimmock introduces a host of thorny ideas without attempting to devise a pat conclusion that will neatly tie everything together. Read full review

Joel Keller

Apr 21, 2022

Despite our reservations on the style choices by Dimmock, the story of Captive Audience is compelling, and the twist that involves Cary is what has us most intrigued. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 19, 2022

It’s strange to see these actors revisiting the characters they once portrayed—now reading the actual words of the subjects of the material. That misgiving aside, “Captive Audience” is a well-crafted, three-part documentary series. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 21, 2022
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  S1:E3. Chapter 3: Cary's Story
  Air Date: April 21, 2022
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  S1:E2. Chapter 2: Steven's Story, Part 2
  Air Date: April 21, 2022
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  S1:E1. Chapter 1: Steven's Story
  Air Date: April 21, 2022