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The best TV shows based on true stories

Real life can be more gripping than anything a writer invents, and these shows prove it. Relive the disaster of Chernobyl, follow Easy Company through the war in Band of Brothers, or sit in on chilling interviews in MINDHUNTER. Powerful, surprising and made for watching together.

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  1. Chernobyl poster Chernobyl2019
  2. Band of Brothers poster Band of Brothers2001
  3. The Pacific poster The Pacific2010
  4. Masters of the Air poster Masters of the Air2024
  5. The Crown poster The Crown2016
  6. When They See Us poster When They See Us2019
  7. American Crime Story poster American Crime Story2016
  8. Narcos poster Narcos2015
  9. Narcos: Mexico poster Narcos: Mexico2018
  10. Mr Bates vs The Post Office poster Mr Bates vs The Post Office2024
  11. Dopesick poster Dopesick2021
  12. Baby Reindeer poster Baby Reindeer2024
  13. Unbelievable poster Unbelievable2019
  14. The Act poster The Act2019
  15. DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story poster DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story2022
  16. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story poster Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story2024
  17. MINDHUNTER poster MINDHUNTER2017
  18. Black Bird poster Black Bird2022
  19. Maid poster Maid2021
  20. The Serpent poster The Serpent2021
  21. Generation Kill poster Generation Kill2008
  22. The Dropout poster The Dropout2022
  23. WeCrashed poster WeCrashed2022
  24. A Very English Scandal poster A Very English Scandal2018
  25. Manhunt poster Manhunt2017
  26. Under the Bridge poster Under the Bridge2024
  27. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty poster Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty2022
  28. The Offer poster The Offer2022
  29. Love & Death poster Love & Death2023
  30. Candy poster Candy2022
  31. Gentleman Jack poster Gentleman Jack2019
  32. John Adams poster John Adams2008
  33. Death by Lightning poster Death by Lightning2025
  34. FEUD poster FEUD2017
  35. Fosse/Verdon poster Fosse/Verdon2019
  36. Halston poster Halston2021
  37. Pam & Tommy poster Pam & Tommy2022
  38. Five Days at Memorial poster Five Days at Memorial2022
  39. Escape at Dannemora poster Escape at Dannemora2018
  40. Under the Banner of Heaven poster Under the Banner of Heaven2022
  41. Waco poster Waco2018
  42. The Looming Tower poster The Looming Tower2018
  43. The Spy poster The Spy2019
  44. The Hot Zone poster The Hot Zone2019
  45. Genius poster Genius2017
  46. Mrs. America poster Mrs. America2020
  47. Dr. Death poster Dr. Death2021
  48. Painkiller poster Painkiller2023
  49. Griselda poster Griselda2024
  50. The Staircase poster The Staircase2022
  51. Wolf Hall poster Wolf Hall2015
  52. Elizabeth I poster Elizabeth I2005
  53. SAS Rogue Heroes poster SAS Rogue Heroes2022
  54. Masters of Sex poster Masters of Sex2013
  55. The Long Shadow poster The Long Shadow2023
  56. The Gold poster The Gold2023
  57. Des poster Des2020
  58. Quiz poster Quiz2020
  59. White House Farm poster White House Farm2020
  60. Little Boy Blue poster Little Boy Blue2017
  61. Three Girls poster Three Girls2017
  62. Litvinenko poster Litvinenko2022
  63. Landscapers poster Landscapers2021
  64. The Pembrokeshire Murders poster The Pembrokeshire Murders2021
  65. Appropriate Adult poster Appropriate Adult2011
  66. Mrs Wilson poster Mrs Wilson2018
  67. The Sixth Commandment poster The Sixth Commandment2023
  68. Anne poster Anne2022
  69. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe poster The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe2022
  70. Manhunt poster Manhunt2019
  71. Toxic Town poster Toxic Town2025
  72. A Confession poster A Confession2019
  73. The Salisbury Poisonings poster The Salisbury Poisonings2020
  74. Four Lives poster Four Lives2022

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