Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story delivers the sharpest satire of true crime obsession on Peacock, earning an 80% approval on Rotten Tomatoes. Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina star as a couple who discover that their plumber may be a serial killer, then decide to exploit this for a lucrative podcast. The series racks up 8 episodes in its debut season, with each installment revealing deeper layers of complicity and moral decay. Over 60% of reviews praise the chemistry between Cuoco and Messina, who transform from ordinary suburbanites into amateur detectives with ruthless ambition.