Peacock has dropped the official pictures for Primarily based on a True Story, the upcoming darkish comedic thriller starring The Flight Attendant‘s Kaley Cuoco and Sharp Objects’ Chris Messina. The pictures featured the primary have a look at Cuoco and Messina as a married couple who attempt to benefit from America’s obsession with true crime tales. The eight-episode sequence is scheduled to make its debut on June 8.
“During the last decade, a real crime phenomenon has swept over America. Podcasts, documentaries, fictional reveals primarily based on true tales – they dominate the tradition. Murderers have develop into celebrities and celebrities have develop into murderers which impressed me to create this present,” showrunner Craig Rosenberg stated in an announcement. “I turned fascinated with the thought 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 alter their lives and save their marriage. Our Los Angeles setting – the town the place all people needs to be well-known – turned a vivid backdrop to our story of fame, ambition, aspiration and homicide.”
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Primarily based on a True Story is written, government produced, and created by Craig Rosenberg (The Boys). Becoming a member of Cuoco’s Ava and Messina’s Nathan are Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana, Liana Liberato, Natalia Dyer, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Aisha Alfa, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, and Li Jun Li.
“The sequence is a few realtor, a former tennis star, and a plumber who seize a singular alternative to capitalize on America’s obsession with true crime,” reads the logline.
Government producers are Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, and Roxie Rodriguez for Mixture Movies, together with Melissa Blake and Alex Buono, who can also be directing two episodes. It’s a manufacturing by UCP.
Cuoco gained recognition for starring in CBS’ widespread sitcom The Large Bang Idea, which ran on-air for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. For her main efficiency in the course of the first season of The Flight Attendant, Cuoco earned her first Golden Globe nomination for Greatest Actress in a TV Collection – Musical or Comedy. She’s additionally the voice of Harley Quinn within the ongoing HBO Max animated sequence.
Messina’s notable TV credit embrace The Newsroom, The Mindy Mission, Sharp Objects, and The Sinner Season 3. He’ll subsequent be seen in twentieth Century Studios’ horror thriller adaptation of Stephen King’s The Boogeyman quick story.