We now have some unhappy information at present for followers of Peacock‘s Primarily based on a True Story, because the streaming platform has given the ax to the darkish comedy thriller after simply two seasons. Starring The Huge Bang Concept‘s Kaley Cuoco, the sequence featured her and Chris Messina as married couple Ava and Nathan Bartlett, who, after struggling a sequence of unlucky life occasions, group up with a serial killer (Tom Bateman) to begin a true-crime podcast.
Deadline stories that Primarily based on a True Story will not be returning for a 3rd season. The eight-episode first season premiered in 2023, and was adopted a yr and a half later with one other eight episodes in November 2024. On the time of its premiere, creator Craig Rosenberg instructed varied retailers – together with Peacock – that his aim was to create a present which examined America’s obsession with turning serial killers into celebrities.
“During the last decade, a real crime phenomenon has swept over America. Podcasts, documentaries, fictional exhibits primarily based on true tales — they dominate the tradition. Murderers have turn into celebrities, and celebrities have turn into murderers which impressed me to create this present.
“I grew to become fascinated with the concept of a relatable married couple whose youthful goals hadn’t come to fruition and who noticed the true crime tidal wave as a chance to vary their lives and save their marriage. Our Los Angeles setting — the town the place all people needs to be well-known — grew to become a vivid backdrop to our story of fame, ambition, aspiration and homicide.”
On the time Primarily based on a True Story Season 2 got here out, showrunner Annie Weisman instructed MovieWeb’s Greg Archer that she did not actually see a restrict as to how lengthy the present may go on for, noting that on the finish of the sophomore outing, the creators had been “in a position to type of tease an entire new thriller that would carry us again for an additional season.” Sadly, that’s not going to occur, regardless of Weisman including: “I do not see why we could not proceed that.”
Extra to come back…
Supply: Deadline
Primarily based on a True Story
2.5
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- Launch Date
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June 8, 2023
- Showrunner
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Craig Rosenberg
- Writers
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Craig Rosenberg
