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Jan Broberg "Gave Blessing" to Tell Kidnapped Stories successful New Series
Sometimes information comes astatine the nonaccomplishment of one's dreams.
Peacock's caller existent transgression drama A Friend of the Family follows the real-life communicative of the kidnappings of Jan Broberg (Mckenna Grace) astatine the manus of neighbour Robert Berchtold (Jake Lacy). In E! News' exclusive sneak peek astatine the series' Oct. 13 episode, a speech betwixt Jan and her parents—Bob (Colin Hanks) and Mary Ann (Anna Paquin)—quickly goes southbound aft she makes a perchance unsafe request.
Looking to commencement her travel to becoming a nonrecreational actress, Jan tells her parents astir a section accumulation of Bye Bye Birdie successful the clip...only it's not arsenic section arsenic she leads on.
When asked by her begetter wherever the theatre is, Jan responds, "Well, it's not truly successful town. It's successful Jackson Hole."
Bob and Mary Ann instantly respond, "No," arsenic each 3 of them cognize that Jackson Hole is Robert's existent location. And aft becoming distrustful of their neighbor, the Brobergs don't privation their girl going anyplace adjacent him.
Upset, Jan tries to person them to fto her spell from a fiscal standpoint. "I'd beryllium doing this for you," she says, adding, "Dad's income can't truly springiness america the beingness we want."
This lone upsets them more, overmuch to Jan's displeasure. "You know, you ne'er fto maine bash what I want," she yells. "You're unspeakable parents. You don't attraction astir my dreams."
Despite their efforts to calm her down, Jan lone gets much worked up, arsenic some her aspirations of opening her acting vocation and hopes of seeing Robert again person been unopen down.
"God, I hatred you," she says, throwing 1 past jab astatine her parents. "You're truthful damn stupid."
That's the past straw for Bob, who instructs his now-grounded girl to spell to her room.
Will the Broberg's warnings beryllium capable to support Jan distant from her aboriginal kidnapper, oregon volition Jan beryllium a rebellious teen and spell against her parents' orders? Tune successful to find out.
New episodes of A Friend of the Family premiere Thursdays connected Peacock.
(E! and Peacock are some portion of the NBCUniversal family.)
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