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[03/22/22 - 09:35 AM]
Mckenna Grace to Star in Peacock's Upcoming True Crime Limited Drama Series "A Friend of the Family"
She will play the role of Jan Broberg in the later years.

[via press release from Peacock]

MCKENNA GRACE TO STAR IN PEACOCK'S UPCOMING TRUE CRIME LIMITED DRAMA SERIES "A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY"

Grace Joins Previously Announced Series Stars Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks and Lio Tipton

Series Comes from Writer Nick Antosca and UCP with Eliza Hittman Directing; Based on Jan Broberg's Stranger-Than-Fiction Story

www.PeacockTV.com

· Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Handmaid's Tale) will star in Peacock's upcoming true crime limited drama A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.

· The series is from Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero), who will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Antosca, under his production banner Eat the Cat, will produce via his overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

· Grace joins previously announced series stars  Anna Paquin (Flack, The Irishman,True Blood), Jake Lacy (The White Lotus, Being the Ricardos), Colin Hanks (The Offer, Impeachment: American Crime Story) and Lio Tipton (The Edge of Sleep, Why Women Kill).

· Acclaimed director Eliza Hittman is set to direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the first episode (101).

· The limited series comes from UCP and will be based on Jan Broberg's stranger-than-fiction kidnapping story.

· Jan Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg will also serve as producers.

· A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend." The Brobergs - devoted to their faith, family, and community - were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered - and how they survived.

NEW CHARACTER / DESCRIPTION:

MCKENNA GRACE (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Handmaid's Tale) will play the role of Jan Broberg in the later years. Jan is the oldest daughter of Bob and Mary Ann Broberg and leads a happy, traditional life in an idyllic American city. Jan trusts family friend and neighbor Robert Berchtold, though he has plans for her abduction that she doesn't suspect.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CHARACTERS / DESCRIPTIONS:

ANNA PAQUIN (Flack, The Irishman, True Blood) will play the role of Mary Ann Broberg. Mary Ann is the mother of three daughters, and her life has felt safe, happy and rewarding until recently. She has realized too late that she may have missed warning signs and made a terrible mistake by becoming close to her charismatic neighbor Robert Berchtold - and trusting him around her oldest daughter, Jan.

JAKE LACY (The White Lotus, Being the Ricardos) will play the role of Robert "B" Berchtold, a charming local businessman who appears to be a genial Mormon father and husband. An expert in manipulation, he puts everyone around him at ease as he carefully plots the abduction of Mary Ann's daughter.

COLIN HANKS (The Offer, Impeachment: American Crime Story) will play the role of Bob Broberg, Mary Ann's husband and Jan's father, Bob is big-hearted, kind, and everyone's best friend, the very model of a suburban patriarch. As his family gets closer to neighbor Robert Berchtold, Bob begins to fear that something is amiss.

LIO TIPTON (The Edge of Sleep, Why Women Kill) will play the role of Gail Berchtold. Gail is Robert Berchtold's wife and the mother of a large family. Her husband suffers from mood swings and this has led him to act erratically. Gail's concerns about her husband may keep her on edge, but she never could have expected what her husband would eventually do.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

· Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer: Nick Antosca

· Executive Producer: Alex Hedlund

· Executive Producer / Director (multiple episodes, including 101): Eliza Hittman

· Producers: Jan Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg

· Consulting Producer: Skye Borgman for Top Knot Films

· Produced by: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

· Format: True crime limited drama series





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