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.A Friend of the Family Season 1 Download
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.The drama series “A Friend of the Family” on Peacock tells the tragic story of Jan Broberg in a fictional setting, with popular actors playing the characters. Although it uses the faculty of fiction, the series almost entirely sticks to real events and incidents. Along with it are also added a few slight threads that make the show more compelling and effective. With solid acting performances and an easy, precise style, “A Friend of the Family” is an interesting and impactful watch.In 1972, the Berchtolds, headed by Robert and his wife Gail, had moved into a peaceful, tight-knit neighborhood in Pocatello, Idaho. As a regular member of the local church, Robert meets with their neighbor, Mary Ann Broberg, and soon the Berchtolds and Brobergs develop a warm friendship. Mary Ann and her husband, Bob, take their three daughters to the Brobergs’ house, and the girls make acquaintance with the Berchtolds’ three boys, who are of the same age as them. Robert, who runs a furniture store in the town, offers to help the Brobergs by taking their daughters to school along with his own sons, and the bond between them keeps growing. The three Broberg girls, Jan, Karen, and Susan, also grow very fond of Robert, whom they affectionately call “uncle B” or “B,” and Robert too enjoys this affection. He makes strong friendships on personal levels with Bob and Mary Ann as well, and his wife Gail too becomes the typical neighbor, always coming over to their house and helping around. Things seem really warm and homely for some time until Robert oddly spends increasingly more time with the eldest Broberg daughter, Jan.