In the 70s, American middle-class attitudes to friends and neighbors were a little more relaxed. Communities gathered around their religion and close-knit groups of like-minded people sprung up in every cul-de-sac, creating a safe haven for all. It was an era when phrases like A Friend of the Family meant exactly that – which is why when Peacock’s new true crime drama airs on Oct. 7 this dramatization of the Broberg case may cause some ripples.
Kidnapped twice between 1972 and 1974, Jan Broberg remains the crucial element in this fascinating limited series. Played by both McKenna Grace (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Hendrix Yancey (Stranger Things), showrunner Nick Antosca works hard to keep things idyllic. Bob Broberg (Colin Hanks) and Mary Ann Broberg (Anna Paquin) are almost too perfect, with their gaggle of talented children and picture-perfect picket fence family unit.
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