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76% Tomatometer 49 Reviews 78% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Three strangers join forces to capitalize on America’s obsession with true crime and make their dreams come true. Read More Read Less
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Jun 8, 2023 · The new Peacock comedy “Based on a True Story” skews closer to the latter, down to its trio of aspiring podcasters in way over their heads. But even though it swaps Manhattan for sunny Los ...
- Alison Herman
Jun 6, 2023 · The biggest problem is that at a certain point — specifically after a fitfully clever trip to Las Vegas for a true crime convention — Based on a True Story falls into a boring rut of ...
Jun 12, 2023 · By James Poniewozik. Published June 12, 2023 Updated June 13, 2023. “The great American art form isn’t music or film or television,” says a podcast host in “Based on a True Story,” a new...
- James Poniewozik
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Jun 6, 2023 · Based on a True Story is quite good at poking fun at its own wild conceit, while giving real-life DIY podcasters an appropriate amount of ribbing. The in-universe fictional show Sisters in Crime ...
Jun 8, 2023 · With a darkness that’s familiar to “The Boys,” “Based on a True Story” starts showing how true crime isn't fun when you're in the narrative. And with brazenly open dialogue ("Money's great!"), the series riffs as a bonkers media satire, relishing what might happen if such a podcast were to become popular and available on Spotify.
Jun 8, 2023 · CNN — 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 with strong echoes of two...
