Announced today, UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, and Nick Antosca (“The Act,” “Channel Zero”) have won the rights to Jan Broberg’s stranger-than-fiction story, with plans to turn the real-life tale into a limited series. The story had recently been told in Netflix’s shocking documentary Abducted in Plain Sight.
The untitled Jan Broberg project is a limited series following the bizarre true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs —devoted to their faith, family, and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them.
This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.
Antosca, under his production banner Eat the Cat, will write and executive produce via his overall deal with UCP. Both Jan and her mother, Mary Ann Broberg, will serve as producers. Alex Hedlund of Eat the Cat will co-executive produce. Skye Borgman of Top Knot Films will serve as a consulting producer.
Antosca is also currently working on Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series.