{"id":54329,"date":"2023-05-15T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54329"},"modified":"2023-05-15T19:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:36:48","slug":"peacock-releases-the-official-trailer-for-upcoming-dark-comedy-thriller-based-on-a-true-story-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/15\/peacock-releases-the-official-trailer-for-upcoming-dark-comedy-thriller-based-on-a-true-story-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock Releases the Official Trailer for Upcoming Dark Comedy Thriller &#8220;Based on a True Story&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>True crime never looked so good. 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