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- A Very English Scandal (2018) This three-episode miniseries follows the publicized trial of British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe (Hugh Grant) who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder against his ex-lover (Ben Whishaw).
- Alias Grace (2017) From the mind of author Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace dramatizes the grisly homicide of Thomas Kinnear and his lover, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843 Toronto.
- American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016) Winning nine Emmys and shocking audiences in spite of its well-known source material, the first season of American Crime Story focuses on the biggest pre-internet event of the 1990s: the trial of O.J.
- Band of Brothers (2001) Based on the book of the same name by Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers is a 10-episode miniseries about the "Easy Company," a.k.a.
Jan 4, 2024 Full Review Álvaro Onieva Fotogramas While the series has a very similar premise to Selena Gomez's comedy, Based on a True Story manages to find its own tone and personality,...
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Inventing Anna stars Julia Garner as Anna Delvey, a mysterious arrival on the New York social scene that made a name for herself with ambitious projects and a lavish lifestyle. Reporter Vivian Kent,played by Anna Chlumsky,is tasked with investigating the trail of deceit and debt behind Anna, and who she is or claims to be. Anna Delvey/Sorokin conne...
Eli Cohen (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a Jewish-Egyptian immigrant that is recruited by Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and sent undercover to post-war Syria as a businessman in the 1960s. He becomes known for throwing elaborate parties for Syria’s elite and gaining the trust of high-ranking political and military personnel, allowing him to gather int...
In the 1970s, two FBI agents and a psychologist interview and profile some of America’s most dangerous and chilling criminals, including David Berkowitz and Charles Manson. Criminal psychology is not yet mainstream, and the three theorize that the crimes committed by these people aren’t impulsive but methodically planned and predictable. RELATED:Th...
In the 1970s, a young Pablo Escobar begins building his drug empire from the ground up in a time when cocaine was taking the USA and Latin America by storm. Two DEA agents are sent to Colombia to detain and kill him, but the elusive Escobar and his organization grow exceedingly well-connected and violent. As he rises to infamy he leaves a bloody tr...
Newly engaged public relations executive Piper Chapman’s (Taylor Schilling) perfect life is upturned when her past relationship with a drug runner catches up with her. Having smuggled money across international borders, she is named as a member of a drug ring and sentenced to 15 months in jail. The culture shock of life on the inside hits hard, but...
Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), an Irish immigrant in Canada, is working as a maid when her employer, Thomas Kinnear (Paul Gross), and his housekeeper are brutally murdered. The sixteen-year-old Grace is convicted as an accessory to the murder and is later moved to an insane asylum. There she recounts the story of her lifeto a psychiatrist that hopes to...
An eighteen-year-old woman who grew up in foster homes is violently attacked and assaulted in her apartment by two men. When she reports a violent sexual crime, police accuse her of making the story up. But two detectives find evidence that proves her story true and work to detain a serial rapist and give the woman the justice she deserves. The ser...
In 1989, five Black-American teenagers, Kevin Richardson,Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, and Raymond Santana, are wrongfully convicted of attempted murder and sexual assault. The boys are pressured into confessing and are nationally vilified by the media. The boys are imprisoned for a crime they didn’t commit and have trouble adjusting to ...
Ryan Hayes (Ryan O'Connell) is a gay man with cerebral palsy that feels constricted by his labels and smothered by his over-protective mother. He decides to cut ties and fight for his independence, moving out of his mother's house and getting a job as an online blogger. Ryan finds a fresh start away from what he thought defined and tries to build h...
The Crownfollows the reign of Elizabeth II from when she married Prince Philip at the age of 21, to being crowned Queen at age 25, all the way up until the 21st century. The young woman accepts the royal responsibility as historic events, scandals, and difficult political decisions intertwine with her life and reign as the longest-serving monarch i...
Season one of Based on a True Story stars: Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant, The Big Bang Theory) as Ava Bartlett. Chris Messina (The Mindy Project, The Sinner) as Nathan Bartlett. Tom Bateman (Funny Woman, Behind Her Eyes) as Matt Pierce. Priscilla Quintana (Good Trouble, Pandora) as Ruby Gale. Liana Liberato (Scream VI, Totally Killer) as ...
Based on a True Story is an American dark comedy [3] thriller television series created by Craig Rosenberg, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. The series premiered on Peacock on June 8, 2023. [4] [5] In October 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which is set to premiere on November 21, 2024. [6] [7]
Aug 15, 2022 · True stories provide some of the most common basis for limited shows. Streaming services and networks have long relied on gripping and fascinating real-life cases, dramatizing them, and providing audiences with addictive limited series they can't stop watching.
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May 16, 2024 · Whether it's a slightly fictionalized account of true events like in the case of Dopesick, or a more true-to-life adaptation like Chernobyl, TV shows based on true stories are all the rage...
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