Is I Know My First Name Is Steven sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is I Know My First Name Is Steven scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does I Know My First Name Is Steven leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

I Know My First Name Is Steven

Name: I Know My First Name Is Steven
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1989
Rating: 6.659
Cast: Corin Nemec, Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Arliss Howard, Luke Edwards

Based on a TRUE STORY of a kidnapped boy who returned 7 years later

On NBC

19891 season2 episodes90 min6.7 / 10

A harrowing true-crime miniseries documenting seven years of child sexual abuse and the psychological resilience required to survive and escape.

In 1973, 7-year-old Steven Stayner is kidnapped by pedophile Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive sexual abuse the entire time. Finally, in 1980, when Parnell kidnaps another young boy, Steven finds a way for them both to escape and return home.

Clusters

Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Sexual Abuse Based On True Story Paedophilia Miniseries

Questions people ask

Is I Know My First Name Is Steven easy watching? No. Less comforting than 100% of series.
Is I Know My First Name Is Steven sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of series.
Is I Know My First Name Is Steven violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is I Know My First Name Is Steven scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Does I Know My First Name Is Steven leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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