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A Friend of the Family
GenreDrama
Created byNick Antosca
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jan Broberg
  • Mary Ann Broberg
Running time51–56 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkPeacock
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseOctober 6 (2022-10-06) –
November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

A Friend of the Family is an American drama miniseries. Based on true events, it follows Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Broberg family, who kidnaps Jan Broberg twice over a period of two years. It consists of nine episodes and premiered on Peacock on October 6, 2022.[1] The events depicted in the series were previously covered in the 2017 documentary Abducted in Plain Sight.

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Drama (film and television)

Drama (film and television)

In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline.

Jan Broberg Felt

Jan Broberg Felt

Jan Broberg is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock is an American over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by the Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Named after the NBC logo, the service launched on July 15, 2020. The service primarily features series and film content from NBCUniversal studios and other third-party content providers, including television series, films, news, and sports programming. The service is available in a free ad-supported version with limited content, while premium tiers include a larger content library and access to additional NBC Sports, Hallmark Channel, and WWE content.

Abducted in Plain Sight

Abducted in Plain Sight

Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B, is a 2017 true crime documentary film directed by Skye Borgman. The documentary covers the kidnappings of Jan Broberg, an Idaho child who was abducted by her neighbor Bob Lazar in the 1970s on two occasions. The former rocket scientist abducted and raped the little girl. The story was first told in Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story, a memoir published by her and her mother in 2003. It contains interview footage with Broberg Felt. It was produced by Top Knot Films and released by Netflix in 2019.

Plot

In 1974, Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Broberg family-turned-serial child abductor, kidnaps Jan Broberg, age twelve. After she was returned to her parents, he abducts her again at age fourteen in 1976.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Austin Stowell as FBI Agent Peter Walsh
  • Patrick Fischler as Garth Pincock
  • Philip Ettinger as Joe Berchtold
  • Maggie Sonnier as Karen Broberg
    • Mila Harris portrays young Karen Broberg
  • Norah Murphy as Susan Broberg
    • Elle Lisic portrays young Susan Broberg
  • Tyler Wojton as Joel Berchtold
  • Bree Elrod as Jennifer Ferguson
  • Ella Jay Basco as Sofia
  • Callie Johnson as Cop #4
  • Kate Adams as Eileen
  • Keilah Davies as Young Caroline Hansen
  • Jan Broberg as Jan's psychologist

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Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

Jameson Griffin "Jake" Lacy is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office, as Fran Parker in the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's Girls, and his role as Shane Patton on the HBO series The White Lotus, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Other television roles include those in the ABC sitcom Better with You and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here. In addition, he played Robert Berchtold in the Peacock miniseries A Friend of the Family.

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor. He has starred in films including Orange County, King Kong, The House Bunny, The Great Buck Howard, and the Jumanji film series. His television credits include Roswell, Band of Brothers, Dexter, Fargo, The Good Guys, Life in Pieces, Impeachment: American Crime Story, The Offer, and A Friend of the Family. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks.

Lio Tipton

Lio Tipton

Lio Tipton is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton is known for being the last eliminated on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for their roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014).

Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace is an American actress. She began acting professionally at the age of four, with her earliest roles including Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). In 2018 and 2019, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the top 30 stars under age 18. She is known for her roles as Mary Adler in the 2017 film Gifted, Abigail Stone in the 2021 film Spirit Untamed, Phoebe Spengler in the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Esther Keyes in Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. For her performance in the fourth season, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the first child nominated in the Guest category and 10th youngest individual acting nominee across all categories.

Jan Broberg Felt

Jan Broberg Felt

Jan Broberg is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Hendrix Yancey

Hendrix Yancey

Hendrix Kate Yancey is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Jan Broberg in A Friend Of The Family and her earlier roles in Netflix's series Stranger Things and Unbelievable, and Amazon Prime's feature film Charming the Hearts of Men.

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Anna Hélène Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home (1996), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1996) and Amistad (1997).

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

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Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Patrick S. Fischler is an American character actor known for his roles as Jimmy Barrett on the drama series Mad Men, Dharma Initiative worker Phil on the drama series Lost and Detective Kenny No-Gun on the police drama Southland. He has more than sixty film and television credits, including the films Mulholland Drive (2001), Ghost World (2001), Old School (2003), The Black Dahlia (2006), and Dinner for Schmucks (2010).

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger is an American actor who first gained attention for his supporting role as the troubled environmental activist, Michael, in Paul Schrader's First Reformed (2017). Other significant roles have been as Garrett Drimmer in the CBS All Access series One Dollar (2018), as the young-adult version of Mark Ruffalo's twin characters, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, in HBO's I Know This Much is True in 2020, and in the lead role of Cole Freeman, in Braden King’s cinematic adaptation of the Carter Sickels novel The Evening Hour (2020).

Ella Jay Basco

Ella Jay Basco

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Episodes

No.Title [2]Directed byWritten by [3]Original air date [4]
1"Horseback Riding in American Falls"Eliza HittmanNick AntoscaOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
2"The Mission"Rachel GoldbergTeleplay by : Brian Chamberlayne
Story by : Brian Chamberlayne & Rachael Paradis
October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
3"The Gift of Tongues"Eliza HittmanTeleplay by : Lucy Teitler
Story by : Lucy Teitler & Julia Batavia
October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
4"Articles of Faith"Rachel GoldbergMarie Hanhnhon NguyenOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
5"The Bitter Cup"Steven PietBrian EvensonOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
6"Son of Perdition"Steven PietAlana B. LytleOctober 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)
7"The Great Deceiver"Jamie TravisBrian ChamberlayneOctober 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
8"Outer Darkness"Jamie TravisTeleplay by : Lucy Teitler
Story by : Lucy Teitler & Diana Pawell
November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)
9"Revelation"Lauren WolksteinNick Antosca & Brian Evenson & Alana B. LytleNovember 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

Production

Development

In May 2020, it was announced Universal Content Productions was developing a series revolving around Jan Broberg's kidnappings, with Nick Antosca set to write and executive produce the series under his Eat the Cat banner, with Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg set to serve as producers.[5] In February 2022, Peacock gave the series a straight-to-series order, with Eliza Hittman set to direct episodes and executive produce.[6]

Casting

In February 2022, Jake Lacy, Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, and Lio Tipton joined the cast,[7] followed by Hendrix Yancey and Mckenna Grace the following month.[8][9] Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod, and Philip Ettinger joined the month after that.[10] Finally, Ella Jay Basco joined the cast that July.[11]

Filming

Principal photography commenced by February 2022.[12]

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Nick Antosca

Nick Antosca

Nicholas J. Antosca is an American film and television writer, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and showrunner of the horror anthology television series Channel Zero (2016–2018). He also co-created and showran the Hulu true crime limited series The Act (2019) and the Netflix horror drama limited series Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021).

Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock (streaming service)

Peacock is an American over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by the Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Named after the NBC logo, the service launched on July 15, 2020. The service primarily features series and film content from NBCUniversal studios and other third-party content providers, including television series, films, news, and sports programming. The service is available in a free ad-supported version with limited content, while premium tiers include a larger content library and access to additional NBC Sports, Hallmark Channel, and WWE content.

Eliza Hittman

Eliza Hittman

Eliza Hittman is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer from New York City. She has won multiple awards for her film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which include the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award—both for best screenplay.

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

Jameson Griffin "Jake" Lacy is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office, as Fran Parker in the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's Girls, and his role as Shane Patton on the HBO series The White Lotus, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Other television roles include those in the ABC sitcom Better with You and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here. In addition, he played Robert Berchtold in the Peacock miniseries A Friend of the Family.

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Anna Hélène Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11, making her the second-youngest winner in Oscar history. As a child actress, she received multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home (1996), The Member of the Wedding (1997), and A Walk on the Moon (1999), and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for appearing in Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000). She also appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1996) and Amistad (1997).

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Colin Lewes Hanks is an American actor. He has starred in films including Orange County, King Kong, The House Bunny, The Great Buck Howard, and the Jumanji film series. His television credits include Roswell, Band of Brothers, Dexter, Fargo, The Good Guys, Life in Pieces, Impeachment: American Crime Story, The Offer, and A Friend of the Family. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks.

Lio Tipton

Lio Tipton

Lio Tipton is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton is known for being the last eliminated on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for their roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014).

Hendrix Yancey

Hendrix Yancey

Hendrix Kate Yancey is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Jan Broberg in A Friend Of The Family and her earlier roles in Netflix's series Stranger Things and Unbelievable, and Amazon Prime's feature film Charming the Hearts of Men.

Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace is an American actress. She began acting professionally at the age of four, with her earliest roles including Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). In 2018 and 2019, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the top 30 stars under age 18. She is known for her roles as Mary Adler in the 2017 film Gifted, Abigail Stone in the 2021 film Spirit Untamed, Phoebe Spengler in the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Esther Keyes in Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. For her performance in the fourth season, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the first child nominated in the Guest category and 10th youngest individual acting nominee across all categories.

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Dolphin Tale, its sequel Dolphin Tale 2, Love and Honor (2013), Whiplash (2014), and as Francis Gary Powers in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies (2015).

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Patrick S. Fischler is an American character actor known for his roles as Jimmy Barrett on the drama series Mad Men, Dharma Initiative worker Phil on the drama series Lost and Detective Kenny No-Gun on the police drama Southland. He has more than sixty film and television credits, including the films Mulholland Drive (2001), Ghost World (2001), Old School (2003), The Black Dahlia (2006), and Dinner for Schmucks (2010).

Ella Jay Basco

Ella Jay Basco

Ella Jay Basco is an American actress best known for her work in Birds of Prey (2020). In 2020, she released her EP, Middle School. In February 2022, she released her single Eye to Eye for her upcoming album.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 23 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Unspooling like a slow-motion nightmare, A Friend of the Family benefits immeasurably from Eliza Hittman's deft direction and Jake Lacy's unflinching portrayal of insidious evil."[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Source: "A Friend of the Family (TV series)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Friend_of_the_Family_(TV_series).

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