For A Friend of the Family star Jake Lacy, taking part in the position of a kid predator was not one he took flippantly.
The Peacock miniseries follows the unbelievable true story of Jan Broberg (Hendrix Yancy and McKenna Grace), who was kidnapped on the age of twelve by neighbor and shut household pal Bob Berchtold (Lacy) in 1974. When the 2 had been found in Mexico, Broberg was returned to her dad and mom—solely to be kidnapped by Berchtold once more two years later.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in a current interview, Lacy mentioned that whereas the collection’ crew did thorough analysis and took precautions to painting the real-life horrors with respect, what actually stood out to him was the unbelievably compassionate be aware he acquired from Broberg herself on the primary day of filming.
“The be aware described a little bit of how Berchtold was heat and charismatic and humorous and type, and that was how he wedged himself into the household and gained their belief and the way he then acquired what he needed,” Lacy shared. Broberg additionally served as a producer on the collection.
“And the again half of the be aware was saying, like, ‘I’m OK, I’m in a wholesome place, and I’m thrilled you are doing this, and you’ve got permission to do that position and inform this story as you see match with out worrying.’ The stage of grace and compassion for somebody to supply that to me, who’s just a few dumb actor taking part in this half, when she’s the one who’s really skilled it, is past my comprehension.”
Lacy Says There’s ‘Purpose’ in Telling Broberg’s Story
A Friend of the Family will not be the primary time that Broberg’s story has been tailored for the display: the case was beforehand visited in Netflix’s Abducted in Plain Sight.
Directed by Skye Borgman, the true crime documentary was slammed by critics for its rushed dealing with of the subject material—one thing that Lacy stored on the forefront of his thoughts whereas engaged on the Peacock collection.
“This is not some voyeuristic have a look at their lives or some tabloid model of a narrative. We needed to be genuine and compassionate towards what the expertise was like within this household, inside this group when this excellent younger woman will get taken,” the actor mentioned, emphasizing that this was in regards to the sufferer, not the perpetrator.
“Ultimately, the saving grace for me, and for the manufacturing, was that there is a actual objective in telling this story: Let’s shine a light-weight on what it’s to be a sufferer of each sexual abuse as a baby, but in addition as a household and the individuals surrounding that.”
A Friend of the Family is now streaming on Peacock.