Peacock has set a return date of November 21st for Based on a true story starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina and executive producing. All eight 30-minute episodes of the second season will be released on this day.
In season two of the series, new parents Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan Bartlett (Messina) have been parents for three months. Focused on her family, Ava is determined to resist her obsession with true crime and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan coaches private tennis clients. But a series of new murders draws them back – is Matt (Tom Bateman) behind the murders? Is Tory (Liana Liberato), now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good – Ava’s TikTok addiction and her new friend Drew (Melissa Fumero) provide a welcome distraction and Nathan has done everything he can to revive his tennis career and his friendship with Matt – until danger literally knocks on the door.
“I first discovered Based on a True Story as a fan of Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina and was immediately drawn to its addictive mix of dark humor, high-octane action and likable characters,” showrunner and executive producer Annie Weisman said in a statement. “In Season 2, we built on those compelling themes while introducing driving new character dynamics and an evolving crime mystery.”
In addition to Weisman, EPs include Cuoco, Messina, Jaclyn Moore, Alex Buono (who also directs), Jason Bateman & Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films and Craig Rosenberg. The studio is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Kaley Cuoco as Ava (Photo: Colleen Hayes/PEACOCK)
Tom Bateman as Matt (Photo: Colleen Hayes/PEACOCK)
Liana Liberato as Tory (Photo: Colleen Hayes/PEACOCK)
