Plot Synopsis

Created, written, and executive produced by showrunner Craig Rosenberg, BASED ON A TRUE STORY is an eight-episode dark comedic thriller about pregnant realtor Ava, her husband (and former tennis star) Nathan, and handyman Matt, who seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime. Ava and Nate are trying to live the American Dream, but they're just likely living beyond their means. Ava, who is seven months pregnant and in a passionless marriage, turns to true-crime podcasts for her escape. When an unheralded serial killer called "The Westside Ripper" murders a bartender at a local restaurant, fate brings the trio together. They decide to launch their own podcast in pursuit of fortune and fame...unless Matt kills his co-hosts first. All eight episodes of BASED ON A TRUE STORY dropped on Thursday, June 8, 2023 on Peacock.
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On Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT, BASED ON A TRUE STORY made its linear television debut on USA Network, with a new episode debuting weekly on Mondays through December 16.

Halfway through this eight-episode run, Peacock will release the second season of BASED ON A TRUE STORY on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Season 2 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.