While the documentary focuses on the shocking nature of a family friend kidnapping a 13-year-old girl twice, this Peacock series is more of a slow burn look at how Robert Berchtold was able to deceive and abuse the entire Broberg family.
Keeping in line with the new trend of dramatizing true crime documentaries, “A Friend of the Family” stars Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin, McKenna Grace and more in a retelling of the story behind “Abducted in Plain Sight.” While the documentary focuses on the shocking nature of a family friend kidnapping a 13-year-old girl twice, this Peacock series is more of a slow burn look at how Robert Berchtold was able to deceive and abuse the entire Broberg family.