Netflix’s Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart Arrives January 21 — A Look at the Shocking Abduction

In the early hours of June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was taken from her Salt Lake City, Utah bedroom while her sister Mary Katherine slept nearby. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, the world was eager to understand exactly what had happened.

Now, Elizabeth is finally sharing her full story.

Netflix will premiere Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart on January 21, a gripping documentary that revisits her shocking abduction and explores the lasting impact it has had on her life. 

The series features never-before-seen archival footage and exclusive interviews, detailing the nine months Elizabeth spent in captivity. It examines the lives and motives of her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, while chronicling the investigation that ultimately led to their arrest.

Throughout the film Elizabeth, alongside her family, recount the trauma she endured and the lasting feelings of guilt and shame that followed the kidnapping.