Shows Like Based on a True Story

If you liked Based on a True Story (2023), a comedy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Follow the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and…
2
Why Women Kill (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and drama
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
3
Divorce (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
A middle-aged couple experience the pain, the relief and the trials and tribulations of a divorce in this dry, witty comedy.
4
Claws (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
5
Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
6
The Game (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and comedy
When her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, Melanie Barnett decides to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries about the plays…
7
Love (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.
8
No Good Deed (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy
The sale of Paul and Lydia's picture-perfect LA home forces them to face painful family secrets — and hide them from prying eyes and cutthroat buyers.
9
56 Days (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
10
Shut Eye (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
A darkly comedic look at the world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. Former magician Charlie Haverford oversees a number of fortune telling parlors on behalf of his…
11
And Just Like That… (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life…
12
BEEF (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and drama
Minor conflicts spiral into consuming feuds between individuals, exposing pride, resentment, and hidden pain.
13
Shining Vale (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed…
14
Kevin Can F**K Himself (2021)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
Explore the secret life of a woman we all grew up watching: the sitcom wife. The series looks to break television convention and ask what the world looks like through her eyes. Alternating between single-camera realism…
15
The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
After an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores Roach returns to a gentrified Washington Heights, where she reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis, who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his…
16
Chemistry (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
The scandalous lives of Liz and Michael, a cop and a lawyer who meet in a near-fatal coincidence. Drama and comedy with inevitable and powerful chemistry between a man and woman that completely alter a destined life…
17
The Irrational (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law…
18
The Patient (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
19
Togetherness (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.
20
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.