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Based On A True Story
Season 1
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A realtor, a former tennis star, and a plumber seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.
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8 Episodes
The Great American Art Form
E1
The Great American Art Form
A realtor and a former tennis star struggle to stay afloat as a serial killer puts LA on alert.
BDE
E2
BDE
Ava and Nathan try to maintain appearances; detectives question Nathan at work; Matt asks to meet.
Who's Next?
E3
Who's Next?
Ava and Nathan spar with Matt for creative control; Nathan struggles to keep his story straight.
The Survivor
E4
The Survivor
Ava, Nathan and Matt attend a true crime convention; a surprise panelist threatens the podcast.
Ted Bundy Bottle Opener
E5
Ted Bundy Bottle Opener
After a shocking incident at CrimeCon, Ava and Nathan probe Matt for the truth.
Love You, Buzzfeed
E6
Love You, Buzzfeed
Ava and Nathan attend a charity auction at Ruby's mansion, where new and old wounds are laid bare.
National Geographic
E7
National Geographic
Nathan reckons with a devastating failure; Ava confronts her buyer; Matt takes a new approach.
The Universe
E8
The Universe
With the cards finally on the table, Ava and Nathan race against time to prevent a tragedy.
Cast of Season 1
Kaley Cuoco
Ava Bartlett
Chris Messina
Nathan Bartlett
Tom Bateman
Matt Pierce
Priscilla Quintana
Ruby Gale
Liana Liberato
Tory Thompson
Season 1 Ratings & Reviews
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
It would have required a much more delicate hand than the one piloting this particular barge to navigate the narrow inlet between couples' comedy and social satire that lies in the path of Based on a True Story.
The Mary Sue
Rachel Leishman
What I really love about Based on a True Story is that the series first highlights our obsession before it switches gears to highlight how the victims get lost in the narrative. And it is really hilarious for all the right reasons.
Movies and Munchies (YouTube)
Chris Joyce
An addicting crime comedy that takes its genre and simultaneously embraces it while making fun as well.
Los Angeles Times
Lorraine Ali
This series stands on its own as a hilarious indictment of the public's preoccupation with morbid crime and the media's fire hose of content in service of that addiction.
Pop Culture Planet
Kristen Maldonado
While the premise sounds promising, it falls flat as a true crime satire. There are some over the top moments that turn lackluster when it's revealed they are dream sequences, the characters go nowhere, and the show has nothing new or original to say.
Culturess
Cristine Struble
The twists and turns will have people doing a double take as everyone watches.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rob Owen
It's an entertaining yarn that taps into the American bloodlust for true crime tales.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Based on a True Story makes for one of the most frustrating viewing experiences of 2023.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
Like a good, however flawed, podcast, there's a bunch you might wish you could skip over, but it still leaves you curious and impatient for the next episode.
TIME Magazine
Judy Berman
True Story squanders what could've been a killer satire.
The Playlist
Brian Tallerico
The show may be called "Based on a True Story," but it's a strikingly false venture, a toothless mocking of true-crime obsession.
Hey, Have You Seen ...?
Jared Mobarak
In many respects this show isn't about murder at all. It's about the adrenaline rush of spontaneity. How impulsiveness and gambling can suddenly make this boring couple that lost their way sexy again in the other's eyes. [But to what end?]
TV Insider
Matt Roush
With shocking twists up to the very last scene, this broad satire recalls Netflix's Dead to Me in its frothy mix of suspense and silliness.
Tell-Tale TV
Lauren Busser
As much as the series doesn't quite deliver on the contract of showing us the launch and ramifications of this podcast, it does draw us into a relationship.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
Kaley Cuoco continues to burnish her post-Big Bang Theory credentials as a streaming queen with Based on a True Story, a twisty, darkly comic series... those who find it won't be disappointed.
Decider
Joel Keller
Messina and Cuoco's performances are more than enough to keep our attention while the show figures itself out.
Chicago Tribune
Nina Metz
Tonally, the eight-episode series teeters between slasher territory and the humor of domestic ennui.
Collider
Marco Vito Oddo
Tom Bateman steals the spotlight in a delicious TV show about the weirdness of true crime fandom.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Strauss
Breezy, sex-obsessed and pleasingly perverse, "Based on a True Story" is the satire the true crime media business deserves.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
Runs out of ideas before it can achieve its 'Only Murders in Mar Vista' aspirations.
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