Based on a True Story is an American dark comedy thriller television series created by Craig Rosenberg, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina.

[5][6] In April 2022, it was announced that Peacock had given a straight-to-series order to a comedy thriller series created by Craig Rosenberg and Jason Bateman.

[4] In October, it was announced that Chris Messina had been cast as Nathan, the husband of Ava,[9] with additional casting including Tom Bateman, Liana Liberato, Priscilla Quintana, Natalia Dyer, and Li Jun Li announced the following month.

[5] In March 2024, Rosenberg had been replaced by Annie Weisman as showrunner for the second season as he still remains as an executive producer, but wanted to pursue other projects.

[12] The series will be executive produced by Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan through Aggregate Films, and Craig Rosenberg.