From the thrill of rebellion to the fragility of friendship, this three-part series captures the pressures of growing up in the digital age — and the devastating consequences when love turns to hate.
When 16-year-old Skylar Neese disappeared in July 2012, a large search effort began across Morgantown, West Virginia, where she was from. At first, authorities believed the teenager may have left her home voluntarily after climbing out of her bedroom window during the night. But as the investigation progressed, inconsistencies in the case began to emerge, raising concerns about what really happened in the hours before she vanished.
Neese’s story is explored in Hulu's Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, which uses archival footage, social media activity and police records to piece together the timeline of her disappearance and the developments that eventually led authorities to uncover the truth behind the case.
Brought up in South and Southeast Asia, British director Clair Titley grew up watching Asia’s answer to MTV and visiting back-alley video shops to rent pirated copies of the latest western movies.
Her work taps into the quietly surreal moments of life, while often being a trojan horse for comment on the world around us. Themes of identity and self-discovery run through her films – what it means to be young, old or even just human.
Clair cut her teeth making oral history films for the BBC and quickly gained a reputation as a filmmaker with a talent for unearthing untold angles. As well as BAFTA, BIFA & RTS nominations, she was recently named one of BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough Brits’.
Her feature documentary THE CONTESTANT (2024) premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and after a festival and cinema run is now availabel to view as part of the BBC’s Storyville strand in the UK and worldwide on Hulu. Her latest project, FRIENDS LIKE THESE is a true-crime meets teen-drama series, released in March 2026 on Disney+/ Hulu.
