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Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina’s Based on a True Story Season 2 Sets Fall Premiere on Peacock — First Look
By Andy Swift
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Kaley Cuoco‘s true crime obsession will come back to bite her — again — this fall. Season 2 of Cuoco and Chris Messina‘s Peacock comedy Based on a True Story will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 21, TVLine has learned.
The eight-episode second season picks up with Cuoco and Messina’s characters, Ava and Nathan Bartlett, three months deep into parenthood. Ava returns to work as a real estate agent, while Nathan is thriving as a private tennis coach.
But the good times don’t last for long, as a new string of murders sucks Ava back into her old obsession. She even begins to suspect that Season 1 baddie Matt (played by Tom Bateman) is the killer in question. Ava does her best not to jump to conclusions “until danger comes knocking, literally,” according to Peacock.
Based on a True Story also stars Liana Liberato as Tory, featuring Melissa Fumero as Ava’s new friend Drew. Cuoco and Messina also executive-produce, alongside new showrunner Annie Weisman, Jaclyn Moore, Alex Buono, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan and Craig Rosenberg.
“I first discovered Based on a True Story as a fan of Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina, and I instantly loved the show’s addictive blend of dark humor, pulpy action, and relatable characters,” Weisman says in a statement. “In Season 2, we’ve built on those exciting themes while introducing propulsive new character dynamics and a forward-moving murder mystery.”
Hit PLAY on the video above for the official premiere date announcement, then scroll down for first-look photos from Season 2 of Based on a True Story:
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Tom Bateman as Matt
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Tom Bateman as Matt and Chris Messina as Nathan Bartlett
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Kaley Cuoco as Ava Bartlett and Chris Messina as Nathan Bartlett
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Melissa Fumero as Drew and Kaley Cuoco as Ava Bartlett
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Kaley Cuoco as Ava Bartlett
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Peacock Chris Messina as Nathan Bartlett
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Exciting announcement! I loved the first season of this show but forgot it was renewed and had no idea the second season had even started filming.
Exciting news exactly! Only three months away from airing. So cool.
I’m still not convinced that Matt is the killer, given we never see him kill anyone on cam. I think it could be Nathan and maybe Matt is the secondary at most?
Can someone actually thrive as a tennis coach?
Marián Vajda for one
Yay! Loved the first season. And drops all the episodes a week before my yearly member ship ends. Perfect
I binged the first season. That Chris Messina is a joy to watch.
Hey you first wrote Tom Bateman, then wrote Jason Bateman a bit further down. Typo?? Or…..???