BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Peacock
Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina star in Based on a True Story, a crime thriller with a sardonic edge, which is based on a true story of murder in America that has some twists and turns that seem so bizarre that they just have to be fictional. The key players are a plumber, a realtor and a tennis star, all intertwined in a wacky case of a crime that does not pay. Liana Liberato and Tom Bateman co-star.
THE CROWDED ROOM
Apple TV+
Tom Holland leaves his Spider-Man costume behind to star in this fictionalized tale loosely based on Billy Milligan, whose crimes in the 1970s led to the discovery (and court defense) that he was a split personality. This 10-part series penned by Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman is a disturbing and bizarre journey into madness. Emmy Award winner Amanda Seyfried also stars.
DEADLOCH
Prime Video
This comic crime series comes via Tasmania, as two female detectives are tasked with solving how a man ended up dead on a small-town beach. Kate Box and Madeleine Sami star as the at-odds crime solvers who must delve into this Tazzie mystery created by the popular Australian comedy team of Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan.
HIJACK
Apple TV+
Idris Elba produces and stars in this tense high-in-the-sky crime thriller told in real time, as the plane he is traveling on is hijacked on a long-haul flight to London. He’s a negotiating whiz in business, but this is a whole new challenge, as he’s the one that ends up negotiating with the terrorists controlling the plane. Archie Panjabi and Mohamed Elsandel co-star in this clock-ticking drama.
SECRET INVASION
Disney+
In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe limited series, Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury, enlisting members of S.H.I.E.L.D. and other allies to fight off the Skrulls, those shapeshifting evil beings determined to commit the ultimate crime—the invasion and conquering of earth. This one’s got a crowd of talented thespians, including Oscar/Emmy winner Olivia Colman along with Cobie Smulders, Christopher McDonald, Emilia Clarke, Don Cheadle and Ben Mendelsohn.