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TV shows based on true stories on Netflix UK

20 of our 74 TV shows based on true stories are streaming on Netflix in the UK right now, including The Crown, When They See Us and Narcos.

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20 of 74 shows on Netflix

  1. The Crown poster The Crown2016
  2. When They See Us poster When They See Us2019
  3. Narcos poster Narcos2015
  4. Narcos: Mexico poster Narcos: Mexico2018
  5. Baby Reindeer poster Baby Reindeer2024
  6. Unbelievable poster Unbelievable2019
  7. DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story poster DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story2022
  8. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story poster Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story2024
  9. MINDHUNTER poster MINDHUNTER2017
  10. Maid poster Maid2021
  11. The Serpent poster The Serpent2021
  12. Death by Lightning poster Death by Lightning2025
  13. Halston poster Halston2021
  14. The Spy poster The Spy2019
  15. Painkiller poster Painkiller2023
  16. Griselda poster Griselda2024
  17. Des poster Des2020
  18. Quiz poster Quiz2020
  19. Manhunt poster Manhunt2019
  20. Toxic Town poster Toxic Town2025

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