I Know My First Name Is Steven

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

• 1989
• •
• Ended

• Drama
• Crime

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 41 votes

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.

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Episode length

~1h 30m

First aired

May 22, 1989

Networks

NBC

Original language

English

Origin

United States