Based on a True Story (2023)
True Crime is an obsession that never dies.
Overview
The lives of a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow-close toilet seat.
- Craig RosenbergCreator
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Season 1
2023 | 8 Episodes
Season 1 of Based on a True Story premiered on June 8, 2023
Season 2
2024 | 8 Episodes
Season 2 of Based on a True Story premiered on November 21, 2024
Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients. But a series of new murders pulls her back in - is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good -- Ava's TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan's all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as his friendship with Matt -- until danger comes knocking, literally.
Casts
Kaley Cuoco
Ava Bartlett
Chris Messina
Nathan Bartlett
Tom Bateman
Matt Pierce