If you’ve got a penchant for true crime, this one’s for you.
While Based On A True Story isn’t actually based on a true story, it does follow a married couple (played by Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina) who, after encountering a notorious serial killer, enlist his expertise to create their own true crime podcast.
So, if you haven’t already binged all eight episodes of season one, allow us to unpack the chaos that ensues.
Below, everything you need to know about Based On A True Story.
What Is The Plot Of Based On A True Story?
Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan (Messina) are a married couple with a baby on the way, who are struggling to make ends meet.
However, their relatively normal lives are thrown into disarray when they hire who they think is a plumber, Matt (Tom Bateman).
As it turns out, Matt is actually the Westside Ripper, Los Angeles’ most notorious (and fictional) murderer, the Westside Ripper. Whoops.
Instead of turning him in to the police, however, Ava and Nathan present Matt with a proposition
Ava, a true crime fanatic, knows just how lucrative podcasts of this genre can be. So, to solve their financial woes, the couple use Matt’s dark secret to create their own podcast: The Westside Ripper.
Inevitably, chaos follows, as Ava and Nathan attempt to hide their new business venture from those closest to them, while also trying to prevent the Westside Ripper from committing further murders – which, as it turns out, is a big task.
Who Is In The Cast Of Based On A True Story?
The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco plays Ava, and Chris Messina plays her husband, Nathan, a former tennis player turned coach.
Other cast members include Death on the Nile‘s Tom Bateman as Matt (aka the Westside Ripper), Scream VI actress Liana Liberato, Succession’s Annabelle Dexter-Jones, and Stranger Things’ Natalia Dwyer.
Spoiler alert though – not all of the characters played by this star-studded cast make it to the end of the season.
Will There Be A Season 2 Of Based On A True Story?
Based On A True Story is officially returning for a second season on November 21, 2024.
As per the synopsis, season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients.
“But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good – Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as his friendship with Matt – until danger comes knocking, literally.”
How To Watch Based On A True Story In Australia
All eight episodes of season one are now available to stream through Binge.
Season two will follow when it premieres in November with all episodes.
Stream Based On A True Story on Binge now with a 7-day free trial. After the trial, Binge memberships start at $10 per month.
This article originally appeared on Marie Claire Australia and is republished here with permission.
