Netflix · 17 January 2024 · Docuseries · 3 episodes
American Nightmare
The series revisits the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins and the investigation that treated her and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn with suspicion. Interviews and recorded material trace how evidence led authorities to a different suspect and examine the consequences of premature public judgment.[Netflix Tudum] [Variety]
Interviewees
11 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026
Showing 11 of 11
- Denise HuskinsInterviewee
- Aaron QuinnInterviewee
- Henry LeeReporter
- Mike HuskinsInterviewee
- Jane HuskinsInterviewee
- Devin HuskinsInterviewee
- Mat MustardDetective; archival footage
Nancy GraceArchival footage- Amy MortonInterviewee
- Terry MyersInterviewee
- Matea OrlovicInterviewee
Archival news and film footage includes people not interviewed for the series; archival-only figures, including actors depicted in referenced media, are not listed as interviewees.[BBFC]
How this list was compiled. Compiled from Netflix Tudum, BBFC cast listings, and major press coverage. The episodes and end credits have not been checked frame by frame, so brief appearances named only on screen may be missing. Spotted a missing name? Tell us.
Timeline
2024-01-17
American Nightmare released on Netflix[Netflix Tudum] [Variety]
Episodes
- Episode 1: Part One: The Boyfriend
- Episode 2: Part Two: Gone Girl
- Episode 3: Part Three: The Others
Episode titles and count listed by BBFC.
Credits
- Directors
- Felicity Morris, Bernadette Higgins[BBFC]
Related documentaries
Sources
- American Nightmare — BBFC, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workMedium reliability
- In American Nightmare, the Truth Is Something You’d Never Suspect — Netflix Tudum, published 2024-01-17. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn's American Nightmare Isn’t Over — Netflix Tudum, published 2024-01-18. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- ‘American Nightmare’ Team on Digging Into the Brutal ‘Gone Girl’ Case — Variety, published 2024-01-18. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
- American Nightmare review – the woman who went through hell … then got blamed for it — The Guardian, published 2024-01-17. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
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