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Season 2 – Based on a True Story

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Three strangers join forces to capitalize on America’s obsession with true crime and make their dreams come true.
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Based on a True Story — Season 2

Based on a True Story — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Based on a True Story hits the ground running in season two with an uptick in absurdity and increase in fun, making this adult comedy an original gift that keeps on giving.

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Alex Bear Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS Aug 27, 2026
Based on a True Story S2 leaps off the deep end with style, dragging each character right down into plot insanity—in all the best ways. Go to Full Review Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network Dec 10, 2024
6/10
Despite better consistency in the writing and a more challenging mystery to solve, Based On A True Story still falls a little flat compared to better series with similar concepts. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider Dec 6, 2024
While we still like seeing Cuoco and the rest of the cast of Based On A True Story, we’re still not buying that the Season 2 story will be as good as what we saw in Season 1. Go to Full Review Tim Stevens The Spool Dec 4, 2024
As a social satire, Based on a True Story Season 2 is far more sledgehammer than scalpel. But that’s the delight of it. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Dec 2, 2024
The creative team’s mindset should be: Let’s deliver the best possible season... Or you could do what creator Craig Rosenberg does here: spin wheels for eight more episodes and set up a third season. Go to Full Review Natasha Alvar The Fiction Department Nov 26, 2024
4/5
Based on a True Story has fun pushing the boundaries, but it still colours within the lines and never goes too far to land a punchline. It’s the sweet centre of dark comedy, and an absolute blast. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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L. F @RT68678650 Sep 18, 2025 Thank god they dropped all the dream sequences!! The show is much better for it and really builds on series 1. Great cast and brilliant performances! See more Ry N @RyGuy Sep 8, 2025 The baby is here! This season starts by cleaning up the messes of Season One almost immediately, Matt joins AA, Ava investigates a copycat killer, more are included in the secret... and the family? The show has a completely different feel this season with better writing (with a great twist) and fantasizing visuals which made for more quirky dark humor. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 25, 2025 8 successful Peacock episodes. Ages 17 and older. See more Esra Y @RT95409318 Feb 19, 2025 Still fun, Kaley Cuoco is a talented genre actress, rest of the cast serves too and i'd be down for 3rd season but i wish they haven't ditch podcast plot so soon bc ordinary people accidentally get involved with crime shenanigans is kind of one in a dozen. See more Narkanin T @ASeal Jan 31, 2025 Got to be just as good or better than the first season. Please renew!!! See more Susan J @CallMeLulu Dec 17, 2024 I had mixed feeling about Season 1. The first few episodes were outstanding. But it seemed like a sprinter who was required to run cross country...and it ran out of energy and seemed to get bored and start messing around with the characters and making them like half-wit puppets. That's not really what I'm into--how many times can you laugh at the "joke" of "Oh my god, I can't believe how stupid these people are, and look at the mess they made of their lives *this* time!" Season 2 I hoped would pick up right where the cliffhanger of Season 1 left off with...but it didn't. And it now is almost completely a farce. It started out with some incisive low-key social commentary but that's gone in Season 2, and instead it's a shrill, messy parody of itself, and just not compelling to me. Very bummed. The actors are good but the director has them behaving like mentally deficient fools and clowns. See more Read all reviews
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Kaley Cuoco

Ava Bartlett

Chris Messina

Nathan Bartlett

Tom Bateman

Matt Pierce

Liana Liberato

Tory Thompson

Priscilla Quintana

Actor

Jason Bateman

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Liquid Gold Ava and Nathan struggle with parenthood and try to convince Matt to return home; Matt fills in Nathan on the events surrounding Ruby's death, while Ava does her own investigation back at home. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Control F for Murder Ava needs to make new friends at the park but ends up getting interrogated by the group; Matt helps Nathan stand up for himself at work. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Relapse Ava investigates a crime scene and runs into an old friend; Nathan takes a giant financial risk for a chance at redemption; Ava channels the Lipinski sisters to help her understand more about the Westside Ripper. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Y'all Ready for This? Ava and Nathan try to rekindle their relationship by going to a sex party, but Ava's true motives are hidden; Matt is confronted by a fellow addict; Ava begins a new social experiment online. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Double Fault Nathan plays a redemption match against a lifelong rival; the new serial killer haunting Los Angeles sends Ava a cipher to decode; Matt offers Ava his expertise, claiming he knows how to get into the mind of a murderer. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Based on a Drew Story Reeling from Nathan's public embarrassment, he and Ava try to track down Drew; Matt and Tory plan their wedding ceremony; Matt gives into his dark desires. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 21, 2024 Shotgun Wedding Matt's past comes back to haunt Ava and Nathan; Ava realizes her true crime obsession has become a dangerous addiction; when they try to leave it all behind, mysterious forces prevent them from escaping. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 21, 2024 This Week's Guest Ava and Nathan find themselves on a game show with deadly stakes, while Tory and Matt are on the run from the police. Details

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Based on a True Story — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Alexander Buono
Executive Producer
Jason Bateman, Alexander Buono, Michael Costigan, Craig Rosenberg, Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Jaclyn Moore, Annie Weisman
Network
Peacock
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 21, 2024
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