A Friend of the Family

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Season 1
  • Network: Peacock
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 6, 2022
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Michael Hogan
    Oct 7, 2022
    60
    Nine episodes feels unnecessarily bloated. Strong performances, a sensitive tone and high production values mean A Friend of the Family is solid drama. It still feels like a story that didn’t need retelling.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kristen Baldwin
    Oct 7, 2022
    58
    A Friend of the Family isn't out to judge or defend Mary Ann and Bob, who make some startlingly naïve decisions about B. and their daughter. But the show also doesn't do much in the way of examining the Brobergs to determine what may have led them to be so susceptible to Brother B.'s sinister machinations.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Oct 5, 2022
    50
    Thanks to Hittman’s light touch and the performances by Yancey, Lacy, Paquin and Tipton, A Friend of the Family has eerie, provocative menace. But it still doesn’t have six hours’ worth, much less nine. I appreciated what I appreciated, but I nevertheless have no desire to see the tale through to the end.