KIDNAPPED IN HER OWN HOME: THE MARTHA CARELLI STORY follows Martha Carelli, whose life is shattered when an escaped convict takes her hostage and forces her to drive his getaway car. She must outwit her increasingly volatile captor to survive.
Martha Carelli’s (Katic) quiet life is shattered when an escaped convict hiding in her basement takes her hostage. Forced to drive his getaway car, Martha finds herself trapped in a dangerous psychological battle where survival depends on both courage and cunning. As the miles pass, Martha carefully leaves behind subtle clues she hopes will guide authorities to her location. With her captor growing increasingly volatile and another hostage’s life at stake, Martha must rely on her instincts, resilience, and resourcefulness to outwit her abductor and make it home alive.
Traci Hays is a DGA award–nominated director known for crafting female-centric, genre-blending stories with a strong visual edge. She currently has two A&E Lifetime Original features slated for release in 2026: an international holiday rom-com and a true-crime thriller starring Stana Katic. Her previous directing credits include the Fox Entertainment-produced Tubi Original On the Run, winner of four Telly Awards and landed on Tubi’s Most Liked List; international dark comedy My Bloody Galentine, and psychological thriller Blood, Sweat and Cheer, named one of Tubi's Top 10 Originals by Vulture and Screen Rant.
Traci’s bold visual style is rooted in over a decade of hands-on production design experience, working across more than 30 film and television projects. A cum laude graduate of Chapman University, she honed her craft under industry legends Randal Kleiser, Martha Coolidge, and Oscar-nominated production designer Lawrence G. Paull.
Martha Carelli - Stana Katic
Michael Anderson - Tyler Tomás Perez
Michael Shenefelt - Doug Parry
