Sharp writing and keen comedic timing by the show’s main players make “Based on a True Story” an amusingly disturbing journey into the world of true-crime fandom and the queasy worship ...

Review: When the first season of Based on a True Story dropped last year on Peacock, I was not impressed with the story of a couple who started their own true-crime podcast with input from a real ...

Actors often need to do research and stretch for a role, but there are also times when their characters land in their comfort zone and realm of personal experience. That was the case for Kaley Cuoco ...

“Based on a True Story” had debuted its second season in November 2024, while “Mr. Throwback” aired its one and only season at the NBCUniversal streamer in August 2024.

Of course true crime is exploitative. “Based on a True Story” finds amusing, if not original, ways to illustrate that exploitation.

All of this means that Based On A True Story continues to be a very watchable, well-paced show. But the foundation of Season 2 feels a lot less solid than what we had in the first season.

Kaley Cuoco in season two of Based on a True Story. Colleen Hayes/PEACOCK Here’s the logline: “Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood.

Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina find themselves at the center of a true crime podcast in the official trailer for Based on a True Story. The series from The Boys writer and executive producer Craig ...

Based on a True Story’s sophomore season was all about Nathan finding his voice. He brought Tory (and Matt) back from Mexico and that time alone with Matt created a bond.

Based on a True Story isn't as sharply structured as The Flight Attendant, but it doesn't need to be. Instead, the Peacock series, created by The Boys writer Craig Rosenberg, offers a winsome ...

Based on a True Story executive producer Michael Costigan called this “sunshine noir.” “L.A. is a world where everyone seems to have more — more successful, more beautiful, more everything,” said ...

Based on a True Story is available on Peacock on June 8. It’s definitely a must-watch TV show, and I’m willing to declare that it may be one of the best new shows on the summer 2023 TV schedule.