American Nightmare

 is an American documentary series that was released on Netflix on January 17, 2024. This series explores a home invasion and kidnapping in 2015.

Summary
"After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries."

- Official Netflix synopsis

"After a home invasion and abduction, a young couple's recounting of the events is too far fetched for the police to believe. Why did the victims seem so calm? Was it all a hoax? From the filmmakers behind The Tinder Swindler, this three-part docuseries unravels the consequences of our cultural rush to judgment, and the damage done when law enforcement decides the truth can’t possibly be true."

- Official Netflix logline

Episodes
 Part One: The Boyfriend Part Two: Gone Girl Part Three: The Others