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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 fo...

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  • 2022
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Captive Audience

Season 1 Premiere: Apr 21, 2022
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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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 fo...

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80
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.
By Joel Keller FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
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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.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
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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.
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Production Company:
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  • Wonderburst
Initial Release Date: Apr 21, 2022
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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