1 year ago
39
Jan Broberg "Gave Blessing" to Tell Kidnapped Stories successful New Series
These TV translation are scarily good.
Shows based connected existent crimes are terrifying capable connected their own, but sometimes an actor's translation makes thinks downright spooky. And The White Lotus' Jake Lacy is acceptable to crook successful a sinister performance successful Peacock's latest existent transgression drama, A Friend of the Family.
In the series, which premieres Oct. 6, Lacy portrays real-life kidnapper Robert Berchtold, who, arsenic the show's sanction suggests, befriends the Broberg household successful the 1970s. However, Robert's infatuation with the family's eldest girl Jan—played by Hendrix Yancey and Mckenna Grace—turns into a unsafe obsession, starring him to kidnap her not once, but doubly passim the span of a fewer years.
All of this happens nether the noses of Jan's parents, Mary Ann and Bob Broberg—Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks, respectively—as they excessively became victims of Robert's manipulation. The chilling bid besides stars Lio Tipton arsenic Robert's woman Gail Berchtold.
Ahead of the show's release, scroll beneath to cheque retired immoderate of the astir memorable TV existent transgression transformations implicit the years, from Jessica Biel arsenic Candy Montgomery successful Candy, Joey King arsenic Gypsy Blanchard successful The Act, Darren Criss arsenic Andrew Cunanan successful The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and more.
A Friend of the Family premieres Thursday, Oct. 6 connected Peacock.
(E! and Peacock are some portion of the NBCUniversal family.)
Peacock
Jake Lacy arsenic Robert “B” Berchtold
Jake Lacy whitethorn look a affable neighbor in Peacock's A Friend of the Family, but his character, Robert "B" Berchtold, was acold from 1 IRL. Robert was liable for kidnapping his neighbors' eldest daughter, Jan Broberg, doubly passim the 1970s.
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Apple TV+
Paul Walter Hauser arsenic Larry Hall
In Apple TV+'s Black Bird, the Richard Jewell prima mislaid 40 pounds to play suspected serial slayer Larry Hall.
Hauser credited the series' hairsbreadth and make-up teams for perfecting Hall's hairsbreadth and his infamous muttonchop sideburns, which Hall called "burnsides."
Tina Rowden/Hulu/Getty Images
Jessica Biel arsenic Candy Montgomery
In the Hulu series Candy, Jessica Biel transforms into accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery. For the role, Biel sports Candy's signature curly hairsbreadth and oversized glasses. It's harmless to accidental the 7th Heaven alum is wholly unrecognizable!
NBC/Getty Images
Renée Zellweger arsenic Pam Hupp
The Oscar-winning histrion totally transformed into convicted slayer Pam Hupp utilizing prosthetics and assemblage padding for NBC's TV series The Thing About Pam, based connected Dateline's incredibly successful true crime podcast.
The Thing About Pam is based connected the 2011 execution of Betsy Faria that resulted successful her hubby Russ' conviction. While Russ was aboriginal exonerated the transgression acceptable disconnected a concatenation of events that yet exposed a villainous strategy planned by Pam.
The Thing About Pam premiered Mar. 8, 2022 connected NBC.
Rich Fury/Getty Images; Brownie Harris / Hulu
Joey King arsenic Gypsy Blanchard
The Kissing Booth prima had to shave her caput for the relation of Gypsy successful Hulu's The Act, a miniseries astir the pistillate whose parent Dee Dee claimed she was extremely sick and had the intelligence capableness of a 7 year-old for years and years, until Dee Dee was recovered murdered and it was revealed that Gypsy was really a wholly steadfast adult.
Earl Gibson III/Getty Images; Brownie Harris / Hulu
Patricia Arquette arsenic Dee Dee Blanchard
And Patricia Arquette, who had already transformed for her award-winning show successful Showtime's Escape astatine Dannemora, gained value to play Dee Dee herself, though she didn't summation arsenic overmuch value arsenic she would person needed to wholly physically lucifer the existent person, particularly aft each of the value fluctuation she had gone done for Dannemora.
"This existent woman was similar a 100 pounds more, and I thought, I volition die. I'll conscionable beryllium a dormant person, truthful I'm gonna halt here."
Bravo
Eric Bana arsenic John Meehan
The Troy prima dipped his toed backmost into TV for the relation of John Meehan, a con creator with a sordid past connected Bravo's Dirty John.
Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Bravo
Connie Britton arsenic Debra Newell
Connie Britton takes connected the relation of Debra Newell successful Dirty John. Debra is simply a pistillate who thought she recovered the antheral of her dreams...but helium turned into a nightmare.
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images, Bravo
Jean Smart arsenic Arlane Hart
The Designing Women and Fargo seasoned is astir unrecognizable arsenic Debra's parent Arlane Hart.
Getty Images; NBC
Edie Falco arsenic Leslie Abramson
The Nurse Jackie histrion suited up arsenic the curly haired ineligible eagle connected the archetypal play of Law & Order: True Crime, which focused connected the celebrated Menendez brothers execution case. In 1994, Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted successful a high-profile proceedings for the 1989 murders of their affluent parents, amusement enforcement Jose and his woman Kitty.
Phil Caruso/GAME CHANGE, Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Turner
Al Pacino arsenic Phil Spector
Starring successful HBO's Phil Spector, the Oscar victor got wiggy with it erstwhile helium took connected the relation of the eccentric "Wall of Sound" ace producer, who was recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting histrion Lana Clarkson aft a nighttime of drinking successful 2003.
Splash News
Edgar Ramirez arsenic Gianni Versace
For Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story, The Girl connected the Train prima wholly transformed his quality for his relation arsenic the slain Italian manner designer, who was murdered extracurricular his Miami mansion by Andrew Cunanan connected July 15, 1997.
Mike Marsland/WireImage; RSKM/BACKGRID
Penelope Cruz arsenic Donatella Versace
The Spanish prima donned 1 earnestly blonde wig to play the fashionable sister of Gianni Versace successful the 2nd play of American Crime Story.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images; BACKGRID
Darren Criss arsenic Andrew Cunanan
The erstwhile Glee prima donned immoderate slayer jorts for his relation arsenic Gianni Versace's slayer in the 2nd play of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story. The 28-year-old killed astatine slightest 4 radical earlier murdering the famed manner decorator successful beforehand of his Miami mansion connected July 15, 1997. On July 24, 1997, helium committed suicide.
Getty Images; Lifetime
Addison Timlin arsenic Colleen Stan
In Girl successful the Box, the histrion went afloat throttle for her relation arsenic a kidnap unfortunate who was kept successful a container and utilized arsenic a enactment enslaved for 7 years by Cameron Hooker. Eventually his woman turned him and and Hooker was sentenced to 104 years successful prison.
Ron Batzdorff/NBC, David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Gethin Anthony arsenic Charles Manson
Making rather the carnal change, the British Game of Thrones prima went caput archetypal into the relation of the Manson Family's caput honcho connected the play Aquarius.
Getty Images; Lifetime
Hayden Panettiere arsenic Amanda Knox
The Nashville actress starred arsenic Foxy Knoxy successful the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder connected Trial in Italy successful 2011. Knox was accused of killing her roommate Meredith Kercher connected Nov. 1, 2007, during her semester overseas successful Perugia, Italy.
Getty Images; FX
Cuba Gooding Jr. arsenic O.J. Simpson
The Oscar victor jumped into portraying The Juice for FX's American Crime Story successful 2016. The fallen shot leader was enactment connected proceedings for the 1994 execution of his ex woman Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Getty Images; Lifetime
Taryn Manning arsenic Michelle Knight
The Orange Is the New Black histrion starred arsenic a 10-year kidnapping unfortunate successful the 2015 Lifetime movie Cleveland Abduction. The prima played the oldest of the 3 women who were held captive by Ariel Castro for astir a decennary earlier escaping successful 2013.
Getty Images; FX
Sarah Paulson arsenic Marcia Clark
Ryan Murphy's go-to miss went for a full translation and nabbed an Emmy for her portrayal of the dogged pb authoritative successful the O.J. Simpson proceedings connected FX's American Crime Story successful 2016.
Michael Bezjian/WireImage; Lifetime
Zelda Williams arsenic Janice Hooker
Robin Williams' girl was hardly recognizable erstwhile she took connected the relation of Cameron Hooker's woman and accomplice successful the TV movie Girl successful the Box, astir a mates who kidnaps a woman, Colleen Stan, and uses her arsenic a enactment enslaved for 7 years.
Getty Images; Lifetime
Rob Lowe arsenic Drew Peterson
The hunky histrion opted for caller 'do and a 'stache to look successful Lifetime's Drew Peterson: Untouchable in 2012. Lowe took connected the relation of the erstwhile constabulary sergeant who was convicted successful 2012 of his 3rd wife's decease aft his 4th woman disappeared. Peterson received a situation condemnation of 38 years connected February 21, 2013. His 4th wife, Stacy, is inactive missing.
George Pimentel/WireImage; Netflix
John Travolta arsenic Robert Shapiro
The Hollywood heavyweight, who started disconnected successful TV, went backmost to his roots erstwhile helium played the famed defence attorney, who was portion of O.J. Simpson's ineligible "Dream Team," successful American Crime Story successful 2016.
WireImage / CBS
Eric Dane arsenic Tex Watson
The erstwhile Grey's Anatomy prima kicked things backmost to the '60s erstwhile helium played the charming but deadly Charles "Tex" Watson, a subordinate of Charles Manson's Manson Family, successful the TV movie Helter Skelter, based connected Vincent Bugliosi's famed existent transgression book.
WireImage / Lifetime
Tania Raymonde arsenic Jodi Arias
Rocking that infamous hairstyle, the Goliath prima played the murderous pistillate successful the made-for-television movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret astir the sidesplitting of Travis Alexander, her ex boyfriend.
FilmMagic / Lifetime
Rob Lowe arsenic Ben Novak Jr.
The histrion dusted disconnected immoderate chill shades to play murdered millionaire and Fontainebleau edifice heir successful the made-for-TV movie Beautiful & Twisted in 2015. Ben's estranged wife, Narcy Novak, was convicted of orchestrating the murders and was sentenced to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole.
Getty Images / CBS
Alyssa Milano arsenic Amy Fisher
The Charmed histrion played the infamous teen in Lifetime's 1993 flick, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, astir Joey Buttafuoco's possessive young person who took aim—literally—at his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco.
FilmMagic / Lifetime
Christina Ricci arsenic Lizzie Borden
The kid prima grew up and suited up for the TV movie Lizzie Borden Took an Ax and the mini-series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles about the infamous pistillate who was accused of sidesplitting her begetter and stepmother with an ax successful Fall River, Rhode Island successful 1892.
Peacock is unrecorded now! Check retired NBCU's streaming work here.
