Oxygen orders 90-minute film on 16 Ohio siblings found in June
Oxygen has approved The Siders 16: Ohio House of Horrors (working title), a 90-minute documentary set to premiere later this year on Oxygen True Crime. The commission was reported by Deadline on 28 September 2026. It centres on the discovery in June of 16 children living in a small room in rural Ohio.
The film is produced by KT Studios. It is directed by company founder Stephanie Lydecker, who executive produces alongside Kevin Brennecke. KT Studios previously made Murder 101 for Amazon and The Idaho Student Murders for Peacock. A working title means the name may still change before broadcast.
The case involves 16 siblings, aged from toddlers to teenagers, who were found in Hamden, Ohio. Authorities said they were living in a 12-by-12 room in deplorable conditions and needed medical treatment, according to NBC Philadelphia. The Associated Press reported that officials described the children as “almost feral” and said they had been held for years in squalid conditions.
Four family members were arrested at the scene. Gary Siders Jr. and Elizabeth Siders, identified as the children’s parents, and Gary Siders Sr. and Christina Siders, identified as their grandparents, were charged with multiple counts of endangering children. Records cited by Oxygen list 17 counts of endangering children for each of the four adults.
In August, Gary Siders Jr. and Elizabeth Siders were also charged with alleged child sexual abuse in a separate case. Elizabeth Siders, 34, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, NBC News reported on 17 September. Her lawyer said she had been almost continuously pregnant since age 15 without regular healthcare, according to The Guardian.
Oxygen will release a ten-part companion podcast alongside the film. The audio series will run across ten episodes. No exact premiere date has been announced beyond later this year.
The order follows The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift, which was Oxygen’s most-watched documentary premiere in more than two years. The rural county now caring for the 16 siblings has said it is seeking help to support them, the Associated Press reported in July. Officials said the scale of the case had placed heavy demands on local services.
