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After six harrowing weeks, Peacock's A Friend of the Family is coming to a close in epic fashion. Chronicling the same events as Abducted in Plain Sight before it, the true-crime series tells the story of the Broberg family in the '70s as they become the target of serial child abductor Robert Berchtold, who primarily set his sights on their eldest child, Jan, and attempts to kidnap her multiple times over the years.

Jake Lacy leads the cast of A Friend of the Family alongside Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace, Hendrix Yancey, Mila Harris, Maggie Sonnier, Elle Lisic, Norah Murphy, and Austin Stowell. Though no stranger to darker subjects, Grace continues her rise to stardom with a powerful performance as the young girl at the heart of the story.

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Witness the harrowing end to the Brobergs' nightmare with A Friend of the Family finale. The Peacock series tells the true story of Jan Broberg, a young girl who was manipulated and kidnapped multiple times by family friend, Robert Berchtold, from the ages of 12-16.

Jake Lacy leads the cast of A Friend of the Family alongside Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace, Hendrix Yancey, Mila Harris, Maggie Sonnier, Elle Lisic, Norah Murphy, and Austin Stowell. Much like The Act and Candy before, creator Nick Antosca has crafted another mesmerizing, and haunting, depiction of a real-life story with timely consequences.

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The walls are closing in on Robert Berchtold in A Friend of the Family's series finale. Based on the harrowing true story, the series follows Berchtold, better known as B, as he grooms the Broberg family in the '70s and becomes obsessed with the eldest daughter, Jan, attempting to kidnap her multiple times over the years.

Jake Lacy leads the cast of A Friend of the Family alongside Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace, Hendrix Yancey, Mila Harris, Maggie Sonnier, Elle Lisic, Norah Murphy, and Austin Stowell. Though populated by an incredible roster of stars, Lacy carries the unbearable weight of playing a sexual predator, having to find the perfect blend between B's charming personality and his darker nature.

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Ahead of the show's finale, Screen Rant spoke exclusively with star Jake Lacy to discuss...