Based on a True Story
Peacock | Release Date: June 8, 2023
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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The PlaylistBrian TallericoJun 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: Stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina are talented enough to sell a good line every now and then, but the plotting here falls apart under even the slightest scrutiny, and the whole thing just isn’t funny enough to pull its target audience away from their favorite podcasts. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJun 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: The series has proved itself incapable of reading the (living) room into which it has imposed itself, or of actually staying aboard the ethical tightrope it has strung across a murky basin of bad taste. Read full review
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