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A Friend of the Family

2022 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating true-crime drama that quietly builds dread as it examines manipulation and a family's unraveling.

Created by
Nick Antosca
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin
Overview
The Brobergs are completely unprepared for the sophisticated tactics a neighbor of theirs uses to exploit their vulnerabilities, separate them and turn their daughter against them.

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Created by
Nick Antosca
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • trauma
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Nick Antosca
Written by
Brian Evenson, Lucy Teitler, Nick Antosca, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen
Starring
Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin, Mckenna Grace, Lio Tipton, Hendrix Yancey, Ava Grace Roberts, Jace Millican
Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes
Network
Peacock
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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