Based on a True Story is a 2023 thriller comedy television series created by Craig Rosenberg.
Between endless bills, midlife marriage squabbles, a new pregnancy and mounting work pressures, Ava and her husband Nathan feel like they're watching their lives fall apart. Ava's passion is true crime, so when she realizes that plumber-turned-family friend Matt is the serial killer behind a string of unsolved murders in LA, she spots an opportunity. Ava and Nathan blackmail Matt into co-creating a podcast about his "work," but they quickly realize that collaborating with a killer won't be a cakewalk.
Victims[]
Season 1[]
The Great American Artform[]
- Two Unnamed People - Dismembered by an unknown serial killer off-screen, mentioned on a podcast.
- Six Unnamed Women - Murdered by Matt Pierce off-screen, mentioned.
- Chloe Lake - Stabbed to death by Matt Pierce.
- Sharon Simpson - Murdered by an unknown person off-screen, mentioned.
- Nicole Gibson - Stabbed to death by Matt Pierce off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 11
BDE[]
- None
Who's Next[]
- At Least 20 Unnamed Women - Murdered by Matt Pierce off-screen, mentioned. (Debatable)
- Total - 20
The Survivor[]
- Dahlia Stone - Either committed suicide or pushed off the top of a building by Matt Pierce, causing her to be impaled through the back on an umbrella.
- Total - 1
Ted Bundy Bottle Opener[]
- None
Love You, Buzzfeed[]
- McEnroe (Dog) - Shot in the head by Simon off-screen, gunshot heard.
- Total - 1
National Geographic[]
- Ruby Gale - Stabbed in the neck by Matt Pierce with a dart off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1
The Universe[]
- Mrs. Thompson - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Simon - Killed by Matt Pierce off-screen. (Debatable)
- Total - 2
Season 2[]
Deaths[]
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Kill Counts[]
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Note[]
- In the episode "Who's Next", Matt Pierce mentions that he murdered over 20 women, though he might be lying, so the victims will be listed as debatable.