Trust is the currency this series spends and dismantles — A Friend of the Family tells the true story of the Broberg family and the manipulation that reshaped their lives across a single, harrowing year.
What is A Friend of the Family about?
The series follows the Brobergs, a close-knit family whose daughter became the target of a charismatic, obsessive neighbor over the course of a year. Rather than framing the case as a whodunit, the show is built as a slow unraveling of how trust gets exploited from the inside — through friendship, favors and repeated small manipulations rather than a single dramatic event. Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin and Jake Lacy lead a cast built around the parents and the family orbit around them, with Mckenna Grace among the younger cast members. Nick Antosca created and directs the series, working from the real case rather than a fictionalized composite.
About the cast
Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace, Jayden Braddock, Hendrix Yancey and Austin Stowell make up the principal cast, spread across the Broberg family and the people around them. The show leans on restrained, naturalistic performances rather than heightened thriller beats, which suits material drawn from an actual, documented case rather than an invented one.
Context & significance
A Friend of the Family is a 2022 American limited series mixing biography, crime and drama, with episodes running roughly 55 minutes each. It's part of a wider run of true-crime television built around real families rather than fictional composites, and it was strongly received, reflecting a mostly positive critical and audience response to how carefully it handles difficult material. Nick Antosca, known for other tense character-driven dramas, created the series.
Watching A Friend of the Family on Ktime
A Friend of the Family streams on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking viewers a choice of how to watch. A free K-Time account is needed to start streaming, though this page can be read without logging in. Given the sensitive real-world subject matter, it's a series better suited to viewers seeking a serious, true-crime drama than casual family viewing.