‘A Friend Of The Family’: Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod & Philip Ettinger Join Peacock Limited Series
deadline.comPeacock’s limited drama series A Friend Of The Family continues to build its cast, adding Austin Stowell (The Hating Game), Patrick Fischler (American Crime Story: Impeachment), Bree Elrod (Red Rocket) and Philip Ettinger (First Reformed).
They will join previously announced stars Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace and Hendrix Yancey. A Friend Of The Family comes from Nick Antosca, who serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer.A Friend Of the Family is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” 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.
This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.From Antosca’s overall deal with UCP, A Friend Of The Family is produced by Antosca under his Eat the Cat banner, Alex Hedlund and director Eliza Hittman.
Producers are Jan Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg. Skye Borgman for Top Knot Films serves as consulting producer. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces the series.Stowell will play the role of FBI Agent Pete Welsh, a young investigator dead set on returning Jan Broberg to her family.
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