By Denise Petski Senior Managing Editor In a competitive situation, UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, and Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero) have won the rights to Jan Broberg’s true-crime stranger-than-fiction story, for development as a limited series.
The untitled Jan Broberg project follows the bizarre 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.
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