Fans of the brilliant documentary series Abducted in Plain Sight will be pleased to see that the incredible true story that illuminated the show is now being dramatised in Peacock original series A Friend of the Family.
To mark the release of the new series we had the pleasure in speaking to some of its leading stars. Below you can watch interviews in their entirety, with young performer Mckenna Grace, who discusses working alongside her fellow actors, and contextualising and making sense of the dark and disturbing story at hand. We also spoke to Jake Lacy and Lio Tipton, the former playing the antagonist of the piece, about getting in the head of such complex characters.
The first three episodes of A Friend of the Family is available on 7th October on Peacock on Sky and NOW with new episodes dropping weekly.
Mckenna Grace
Lio Tipton & Jake Lacy
Synopsis
The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose young daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” Devoted to their faith, family and community, the Brobergs were unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbour used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart and turn their daughter against them, permanently altering their lives.
