{"id":60409,"date":"2023-10-12T20:54:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=60409"},"modified":"2023-10-12T20:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:54:30","slug":"peacocks-dark-comedic-thriller-based-on-a-true-story-starring-kaley-cuoco-and-chris-messina-scores-second-season-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/12\/peacocks-dark-comedic-thriller-based-on-a-true-story-starring-kaley-cuoco-and-chris-messina-scores-second-season-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock&#8217;s Dark Comedic Thriller &#8220;Based on a True Story&#8221; Starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina Scores Second Season Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60411\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-feat.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-feat.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-feat-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60412\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-poster.jpg-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-poster.jpg-1.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Based-on-a-True-Story-poster.jpg-1-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Peacock&#8217;s dark comedic thriller BASED ON A TRUE STORY has been renewed for a second season. 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DEATH S2, TED, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Creator \/ Showrunner \/ Executive Producer \/ Writer: Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, Gen V)<\/p>\n<p>Executive Producers: Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan (Aggregate Films)<\/p>\n<p>Star \/ Executive Producer: Kaley Cuoco<\/p>\n<p>Director (101, 108) \/ Executive Producer (all eps): Alex Buono<\/p>\n<p>Co-Executive Producers: Roxie Rodriguez (Aggregate Films) and Melissa Blake<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana, Liana Liberato, Natalia Dyer, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Aisha Alfa, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Li Jun Li, June Diane Raphael, Brandon Keener, Jessica St. Clair, Claire Holt, Miles Mussenden, Sebastian Quinn, Belmont Cameli, Aaron Staton, Timm Sharp, Yvonne Senat Jones, Lizze Broadway, Ever Carradine<\/p>\n<p>Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group<\/p>\n<p>Format: Dark comedic thriller, 8 episodes<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/5xPLk78TFStBi1dQAlG2mnoSK60.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Based on a True Story<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Peacock<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Comedy<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 16<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>The lives of a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star unexpectedly collide, exposing America\u2019s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow-close toilet seat.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacock&#8217;s dark comedic thriller BASED ON A TRUE STORY has been renewed for a second season. 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