Everything to Know About Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina’s ‘Based on a True Story’ Peacock Series

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A tale as old as time? Peacock’s Based on a True Story explores America’s current obsession with true crime — and questions the danger that comes with trying to take things into your own hands.The streaming platform announced in April 2022 that it would be developing a series focused on the interest in true crime following the success of shows such as Only Murders in the Building, Search Party, The Flight Attendant and Dead to Me.Based on a True Story, which stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina, is a comedic thriller centered around a real estate agent, a plumber and a former tennis star who attempt to profit from America’s obsession with crime.Creator Craig Rosenberg opened up about the inspiration behind the project, saying in a May 2023 statement, “Over the last decade, a true crime phenomenon has swept over America.

Podcasts, documentaries, fictional shows based on true stories — they dominate the culture. Murderers have become celebrities and celebrities have become murderers which inspired me to create this show.”He continued: “I became fascinated with the idea of a relatable married couple whose youthful dreams hadn’t come to fruition and who saw the true crime tidal wave as an opportunity to change their lives and save their marriage.

Our Los Angeles setting — the city where everybody wants to be famous – became a vivid backdrop to our story of fame, ambition, aspiration and murder.”Ahead of the scripted show’s release, Cuoco recalled how the project was able to write in her pregnancy at the last minute. “When I signed on for Based on a True Story, I was obviously not pregnant and it was written very differently,” she told Entertainment Tonight in February 2023. “We’re getting started to shoot, we’re talking