Mckenna Grace joins the limited true crime drama “A Friend of the Family,” produced by Peacock.
“A Friend of the Family” also stars Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, and Analeigh Tipton, based on the true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was repeatedly over a period of time by a charming, paranoid family Friends kidnapped.
The story follows Jan (Grace), the eldest daughter of Bob (Hanks) and Mary (Paquin), living a happy, traditional life in an idyllic American city.
She trusts the family’s friend, neighbor Robert (Lacy), whom Jan never suspects, despite his plans to kidnap her.
Robert slowly makes Jan turn against her family, and the family is torn apart by cowardly means of corrupt officials.
Nick Antosca (“Teen Wolf””Hannibal”) served as writer, executive, and the real-life Jan and Mary Broberg participated in the production.
