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It all went very, very quickly, once we put the life back into it, and that was very exciting. I can’t actually remember, off the top of my head, exactly what the timeframe was, but it was only three or four months of trying to take another step at getting it set up, until we were in production, and prepping and shooting. That’s fine, but it’s so exciting when you find material where you’re just really excited about the words on the page, and this one was very much the one that we weren’t willing to just let go of. They’re the actual building blocks of entertainment, but so often, things get written as you go. I know this probably sounds crazy, but so many projects go into production without great scripts. They didn’t pick it up, and then it just went onto the shelf and we moved on to do other things, but it was always that one thing where the writing was just so good and that’s so rare. PAQUIN: We started developing it a while ago, we got a deal over at HBO, and we worked on it there for awhile. We just went through and updated the show with contemporary media. For example, you can’t have people getting a text saying, “Oh, hey, this happened,” because now they just get a Google alert. But as far as the overall arcs, themes, ideas and storylines, those pretty much stayed as they were. The way that news is consumed and processed, with the internet and social media, has changed a lot of different logistics of what a PR job entails.

PAQUIN: There were things that needed to change. Was there anything that changed, in those five years, or did it pretty much stay what you first read? It’s intense, dark and funny, and it sets the tone of the show very quickly.

The opening scene of the first episode pretty much had me, from the get-go.

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The Brobergs' story was previously explored in the Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight.ANNA PAQUIN: The project came to me and our company about five years ago, and there were already two or three scripts written, and the entire plot of the series was arced out already, so the character was very well developed. Our story is relatable because so many families have direct experience with this sort of abuse.'Ī Friend of the Family premieres Oct. 'The team of writers, actors, designers, directors and producers led by Alex Hedlund, Eliza Hittman, and Nick Antosca have captured the heart of how good people can be manipulated and their children victimized. 'This story will make you talk, shout, cry - and it will make you angry. So how could this happen in our neighborhood, where we knew everyone, and everyone was a friend? The truth is that most predators are not strangers but people we know - people who can build trust, create special friendships, and separate family members psychologically.' 'We were a loving, trusting, educated family. 'A Friend of the Family tells our family's story and my story,' Broberg said in a statement. Paquin and Hanks play Mary Ann and Bob Broberg, with Lacy as their neighbor and family friend Robert Berchtold, and Mckenna Grace as their daughter Jan Broberg.Ī Friend of the Family is created by Nick Antosca, who also serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer.

This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered - and how they survived,' an official synopsis reads. '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. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the true crime drama Thursday featuring Jake Lacy, Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks.Ī Friend of the Family explores the story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of a few years by a charismatic, obsessed family 'friend.' Peacock is giving a glimpse of the new series A Friend of the Family.

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