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A Friend of the Family: True Evil, the documentary companion to Peacock’s popular scripted series, is the story of Jan Broberg, who survived years of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of family friend and neighbor, Robert Berchtold. Through all-new interviews with Jan and her family, NBC News correspondent Andrea Canning explores in detail how Berchtold methodically and deviously gained access to Jan, exploited her family, instigated encounters with – and blackmailed – both her parents, and brainwashed Jan to believe that aliens would kill her and harm her sisters and parents if she didn’t bend to his will. As Jan confronts the painful events that shaped her, she meets another survivor of Berchtold’s abuse, who shares her own experiences for the first time. Through Jan’s journey, this saga of lies, deceit, and inhumanity becomes a powerful story of endurance, courage, and a family's life-affirming bond.
Original Release
11/15/2022
US Release
11/15/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kate Adams | Eileen |
Ella Jay Basco | Sofia |
Jan Broberg | Jan's psychologist |
Andrea Canning | Self |
Keilah Davies | young Caroline Hansen |
Bree Elrod | Jennifer Ferguson |
Philip Ettinger | Joe Berchtold |
Patrick Fischler | Garth Pincock |
Mckenna Grace | Jan Broberg |
Colin Hanks | Bob Broberg |
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kate Adams | Eileen |
Ella Jay Basco | Sofia |
Jan Broberg | Jan's psychologist |
Andrea Canning | Self |
Keilah Davies | young Caroline Hansen |
Bree Elrod | Jennifer Ferguson |
Philip Ettinger | Joe Berchtold |
Patrick Fischler | Garth Pincock |
Mckenna Grace | Jan Broberg |
Colin Hanks | Bob Broberg |
Mila Harris | young Karen Broberg |
Callie Johnson | Cop #4 |
Jake Lacy | Robert Berchtold |
Elle Lisic | young Susan Broberg |
Norah Murphy | Susan Broberg |
Anna Paquin | Mary Ann Broberg |
Maggie Sonnier | Karen Broberg |
Austin Stowell | FBI Agent Peter Walsh |
Lio Tipton | Gail Berchtold |
Tyler Wojton | Joel Berchtold |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Ryan | Executive Producer |
Paul F. Ryan | Executive Producer |
Izhar Harpaz | Producer |