Get ready for thrills, comedy, and a combination of the two in our Channel Surfing TV picks this week. A couple who has hit hard times look to cash in on the true crime craze in Based on a True Story. It’s senior year in the final season of Never Have I Ever. Then, explore a unique criminal case in The Crowded Room.
Talking Murder
Only Murders in the Building successfully tapped into true crime podcast popularity to develop a humorous murder mystery. Peacock is taking their own approach to the genre with the upcoming Based on a True Story. It is co-created by Jason Bateman and stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina in the lead roles.
Ava Bartlett (Cuoco) is a realtor and her husband Nathan (Messina) is recently unemployed. When the West Side Ripper begins murdering people in their neighborhood, the true crime obsessed Ava decides to start a podcast centered around the dangerous killer. Though it might lead to an arrest, the podcast seems more as a financial endeavor to exploit the current notoriety. Soon, the couple find themselves much more entangled in their subject matter than they had anticipated.
Stream the entire first season of Based on a True Story beginning Thursday, June 8, on Peacock.
Saying Goodbye
Never Have I Ever is a coming-of-age comedy that follows first generation born teen Devi Vishwakumar as she manages her personal life and identity along with her studies. The series enters its fourth season, which makes it senior year.
When we last left off, Devi hooked up with friend/rival, Ben. We will see the awkward aftermath as well as the continued love triangle between the pair and Paxton. In addition, there will be the typical things from your last year in high school such as college applications, prom, and graduation.
Binge Never Have I Ever season four starting Thursday, June 8, on Netflix.
Based on a True Story
The Minds of Billy Milligan is an award-winning non-fiction novel from the early 1980s. It’s titular person has a distinct place in criminal justice and his landmark case inspires the new series The Crowded Room.
Tom Holland plays Danny Sullivan, a man arrested after being involved in a New York City shooting in 1979. In order to get to the bottom of the crime, Amanda Seyfried’s Rya Goodwin interrogates the suspect in a series of interviews. We dive deep into the life of Danny complete with all its twists and turns.
The first three episodes of The Crowded Room release Friday, June 9, on Apple TV+.
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