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- The show is based on the 2018 New York Magazine article The Haunting of a Dream House, which tells the story of Maria and Derek Broaddus' (the IRL Brannocks') saga with 657 Boulevard.
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Oct 13, 2022 · The Brannocks seen in The Watcher are based on the real life couple Derek and Maria Broaddus. Three days after the couple closed on their Westfield, New Jersey home in June 2014, they received...
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Sep 20, 2023 · The sprawling mansion with a pool seen on Netflix is actually located in Westchester County, New York, where the series was filmed. The real house in Westfield, New Jersey, is a six-bed, three...
Oct 19, 2022 · A house in Westfield, New Jersey has been notoriously stalked by someone who sends harassing letters – signed by "The Watcher" – to its inhabitants. After buying the house at 657 Boulevard in ...
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Oct 7, 2022 · The real-life story revolves around a married couple named Derek and Maria Broaddus who purchased a home in Westfield, New Jersey in 2014.
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Oct 27, 2022 · In the seven-episode series, co-created and co-written by Ryan Murphy, the Brannock family — based on the real Broaddus family —moves into the home and is constantly haunted by an anonymous...
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Oct 15, 2022 · While the seven-episode show is a work of fiction loosely based on real events, that part is true. The person — or people — sending letters to the Broaddus family was never caught.
Oct 21, 2022 · The Watcher house is a real home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, with the Netflix series using both the real address and city name. (You can even check it out on Google Maps ).
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