Based on a True Story

Series Similar to Based on a True Story

If you enjoyed Based on a True Story, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Barry

   2018 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Barry is a dark comedy about a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away - can he find a way to balance both worlds?

2. The Wrong Mans

   2013 · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile.

   Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

3. As We See It

   2022 · Comedy · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   As We See It follows Jack, Harrison, and Violet, twentysomething roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world that eludes them. With the help of their families, aide, and sometimes even each other, these roommates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journeys towards independence and acceptance.

4. Angie Tribeca

   2016 · Comedy, Crime · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.

5. Impastor

   2015 · Comedy, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Impastor is a dark comedy about Buddy Dobbs, a slacker on the run from his gambling debt. Just when he's about to end his misery and jump off a bridge, a reverend shows up and talks him down. When the reverend slips off the bridge and falls to his death, he leaves Buddy with the unlikely opportunity to steal the man's identity and pose as the new gay pastor of a small, tight-knight town, leaving his bartender ex-girlfriend Leanne to clean up the huge mess he left behind. Buddy begins to settle into his new life as a pastor with the help of his preppy new assistant Dora, alluring church treasurer Alexa and enthusiastic secretary Russell - but the church president, Alden Schmidt senses that something isn't quite right. Curing sex crazed teenagers, stealing kids' weed and reading Bible scripture may not be a bad gig for Buddy after all. Only time will tell how long he can keep up the facade.

6. Peter Kay's Car Share

   2015 · Comedy · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   John and Kayleigh have been thrown together in a company car share scheme.

7. Review

   2014 · Comedy · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Review with Forrest MacNeil is a half-hour comedy starring [Andrew] Daly as "Forrest MacNeil." Unlike typical critics who review boring things like films, food or art, MacNeil reviews the most intense experiences of life itself... by living them. He reviews anything his TV audience throws at him: the adrenaline rush of stealing, the trauma of divorce, the harrowing effects of murder, the wonder and joy of anonymous sex and stops at nothing to show us what any and every experience in life feels like. And, for our convenience, he rates every adventure on a scale of zero to five stars. MacNeil's unwavering commitment to his work means his answers to life's most challenging questions often come at the expense of his wife, his children, his co-workers and humanity in general.

8. The Job

   2001 · Comedy, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Mike McNeil is an unorthodox New York detective who's trying to juggle work with his complicated personal life, which includes his wife -- and a girlfriend on the side. McNeil also smokes, drinks and abuses prescription medications. The show comes off as a semi-satirical take of contemporary ABC drama "NYPD Blue."

9. Going Straight

   1978 · Comedy, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Sitcom sequel to Porridge. Fletch is finally released from Slade Prison, will he be able to stop himself from going back?

10. Ronny Chieng: International Student

    2017 · Comedy · ended93% match

    Recommended for similar Comedy profile, hidden gem.

    Ronny Chieng: International Student is the story of Ronny Chieng, a Malaysian student who has travelled to Australia to study law. All he has to do is study, get good marks and make his Mom proud. Well, that was the plan anyway.