Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror - Release date news, streaming details, and more about Hulu’s upcoming documentary

Hulu will release one of the most talked-about true crime docuseries of the year: Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror. This thrilling, three-part documentary is a real-life account of an unrelenting nightmare of a case where Samantha Stites had to live a dozen years of hell, enduring brutal and escalating stalking and homicidal violence.

Produced by ABC News Studios and Bigger Bang, the project throws light on a case that has baffled both investigators and advocates, as well as audiences.

The series will debut with exclusive interviews, never-before-seen evidence, and expert commentary on one of the most shocking stalking cases in recent American history. True crime enthusiasts and others who want an unedited story of strength, resilience, and survival are already buzzing about this documentary ahead of its release.

So far, here is what we know.

Details about Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror – Release date, streaming, and essential information

Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror will debut on August 19, 2025. All episodes of the docuseries will premiere on Hulu. Hulu will also offer the show on Disney+, making it accessible to a broad audience in the United States. Though an international streaming release date is yet to be officially announced, most originals by both Hulu and Disney+ release worldwide in the weeks following their initial U.S. debut.

Made at ABC News Studios in partnership with Bigger Bang, the miniseries is executive produced by award-winning producers Beth Hoppe (ABC News) and Iain Riddick (Bigger Bang), with David Sloan as senior executive producer.

Even though it is planned as a three-part docuseries, Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror consists of archival footage, police interviews, surveillance videos, and a substantial amount of testimony provided by Samantha, her family, and friends, along with the opinions of law enforcement.

In the United States, Hulu subscribers will automatically get access to the miniseries. Starting August 19, people with the Hulu bundle on Disney+ will also receive the online streaming offer. To date, information is still pending on the international streaming side of Disney+, with plans to release overseas later this year.

The story behind Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror

Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror is a gruesome story based on the tragic but real-life events of Samantha Stites, a college freshman whose ordinary life became unimaginable in 2011 when she came in contact with Christopher Thomas. It started as seemingly harmless communication, but later turned into dogged psychological bullying and hounding.

During the 13-year-long period, Samantha was stalked at her workplace, gym, and grocery store, and she began to report her stalker to the police and friends repeatedly.

The climax of the docuseries is the fall of 2022, when the maniac Christopher Thomas no longer found obsession amusing. During a cold night, he entered Samantha’s home, kidnapped her, and confined her to a soundproof bunker built within a storage unit in Michigan, close to her house.

Isolated, she had to undergo her most serious trial. Through unique police interview footage, phone videos recovered by police, sinister surveillance evidence, and impactful eyewitness testimonies, Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror is an account of her struggle to survive, and eventually escape this underground prison.

The documentary investigates:

• Psychology of obsession: The escalation of stalking, and the consequences of stalking on the mental and physical health of victims.
• Law enforcement issues: The challenges officers faced in locating Christopher Thomas, building a case, and helping avert violence.
• The power of survival: The remarkable resilience of Samantha Stites, the ploys she employed to fight back, and her times of joy and depression.
• Justice and aftershocks: The aftermath, society’s response, and the ongoing fight to enact better laws on stalking in the U.S.

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