Jan Broberg recounts his trauma in the trailer for the documentary "A Friend of the Family: True Evil"

Jan Broberg faces generational trauma head-on.

After Peacock's "A Friend of the Family" dramatizes the Broberg family abuse saga, starring Jake Lacy as Jan's trusted neighbor turned kidnapper Bob "Brother B" Berchtold, Jan takes audiences on their journey of healing from the horrific aftermath of being kidnapped twice at ages 12 and 14. The true crime documentary, "A Friend of the Family: True Evil," premieres November 15 on Peacock.

“There must be a special place in hell for people who hurt children,” Jan says in the trailer as she passes her motorhome “torture chamber” where Berchtold kept her. Fifty years later, Jan revisits the scenes of many crimes, including the bedroom where her abuse began and where the police rescued her in Mexico. "True Evil" also features never-before-seen information from another victim of Berchtold, whom Jan encounters on his journey, as well as a moving and honest conversation with Jan's mother about the events that transpired ages ago. years.

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According to the official synopsis, the documentary includes interviews with Jan and members of her family, including her mother and son with Berchtold, and delves into how a family comes to terms with the generational trauma that can affect survivors and their loved ones years after the abuse took place. NBC News correspondent Andrea Canning conducts the interviews which detail Jan's brainwashing as a teenager.

“Many people who have been victims of child molestation and long-term abuse are still struggling to heal and thrive years later,” Jan said. "Through support and community, the 'Thrivivors' healing journey can create a ripple effect toward change for children, and I am grateful to Peacock for the opportunity to continue telling my story." I hope that with greater awareness and understanding of childhood sexual abuse and grooming, total prevention can truly become a reality."

"A Friend of the Family: True Evil" is produced by Dateline Productions. Paul F. Ryan is executive producer and Izhar Harpaz is supervising producer.

The Broberg family saga, involving Berchtold's sexual grooming of both Jan's parents, was the subject of the 2017 Netflix documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight".

Emmy-winning showrunner Nick Antosca told IndieWire that creating 'A Friend of the Family' would be impossible without Jan's involvement as executive producer and in the writers' room.

"Going into the idea of ​​the show and the possibility of doing the show, we always knew that we weren't going to show anything on screen or do anything that seemed abusive or potentially gratuitous. or uncomfortable," Antosca said. “So we knew that the experience of doing the show and the experience of watching the show had to be ones that would allow you to emotionally and intellectually process the enormity of what happened and all the different levels of the experience. , without being overwhelmed. by anything that felt exploitative. This particular true story cannot and should not be told properly without the participation and blessing of the people it happened to. »

"A Friend of the Family: True Evil" premieres November 15 on Peacock.

Check out the trailer below.

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