Top 10 TV Shows Based On True Stories

Yay Matt Smith

The act was DEFINITELY #1

How did the Vatican girl not make a list like this

When they see us was so good bro

I WISH THEY MENTIONED BAND OF BROTHERS!

mine underbelly austrailan crime drama

The Selena Series does do a better job than the movie that's true. I wish more people watched it. She was such a lovely soul

You forgot dr death

A girl from plainville should be on here as well

Just finished “the act” today and that shit was so good. A bit disturbing at times, but still very well done.

2019 holds a special place with watch mojo apparently

I highly recommend The Terror, such a brilliant brilliant mini series.

It's just the act for me I did not know it was based on a TRUE story

Why did medical authorities take so long to figure out Blanchard was lying?

MINDHUNTER is such an amazing show. The first season was fabulous, the second season was very dark. I hope there is a third season to wrap everything up. Seriously, outstanding show!

When They See Us had me ugly crying. What they put those boys through was criminal.

I would have added The Looming Tower, about things leading up to September 11, 2001. It involves the deposition of several of the agents from the FBI and CIA.

I have never watched any of the shows

Unbelievable should have been on this list.

Where's Fargo?

I've heard the Gypsy Rose story and although murder is murder sometimes it seems to be justified. I feel like her boyfriend thought he was rescuing her and how can we ignore the mental/emotional issues her mother caused over the years?!? This outcome is just so sad.

So cool.

Black Sails

MoJo are you crazy, blind?????

Have you ever watched “Band of Brothers”? Oh my God

It's not on the list so I'd love too mention it the filn
3096 Days
Film is about the a girl named Natascha Kampusch being kidnapped 1998 and surviving 3096 beeing treated horribly and beeing robbed freedom
She survived it and is an author now

The only thing not great about Mindhunter was that they never made a third season.

Wow the exact type of media reporting full of miss leading information untruth half truths

As good as Narcos is, he Colombian series Pablo Escobar: el Patrón del Mal is way better. I lived in Colombia for part of that time and that series gives you a real feel for the reality of what happened.

New drinking game
Take a shot every time you hear women mispronounced as woman
Edit: but seriously, how is this not being picked up by WatchMojo’s editor

I've NEVER heard anyone say anything good about the Selena series

For me three girls has to get a mention the act and the people vs oj simpson

I don't understand why Mindhunter was canceled, but tiger king got a second season and a spinoff. 🙄🥱🤦🏻‍♀️

What no Snowfall???

I loved The Act

What makes The Act so good is that they didn't really sugaroat it. The reality of the story really hits you like a ton of bricks. The show genuinely haunted me with its intense storytelling and fantastic acting.

Boardwalk Empire is one of the BEST series! I can binge every season over and over and over! Steve Bushemi is AMAZING and his character is very serious, something you don’t expect from him after all the Adam Sandler movies he has been in (think Crazy Eyes in Mr. Deeds. At any rate it deserves more than an honorable mention. I HIGHLY recommend it!

army wives should be on the list

American dialect pronounces the plural of woman as /wih-men/. It makes me skin crawl when people say it wrong. I am a reading teacher. Sorry for my judgment in advance. Just learn!

Does the speaker not know how to pluralize? Or are the scripts just really that badly written? Something we all should have learned in grade school: the plural form of "woman" is "women." Ugh.

People v. OJ Simpson was written so well it even allowed John Travolta to deliver an awesome performance. Then he did Gotti. What happened Johnny?!

Star Trek

Mindhunter needs a 3rd Season!!!

You should have included Band Of Brothers

the king never died he abdicated the thrown so he could marry a woman who wasn't in any royal circle. same thing happened with princess Diana. ohh you think security cameras randomly turn off?

Mind Hunter was awesome, call the midwife is excellent, and narcos was awesome

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Give us another season of Mindhunter, Mr. Fincher!

The story behind the act is so utterly heartbreaking.
And here I thought MY parents ruined my childhood.

The fact that Chernobyl only took the number 10 spot immediately invalidates the entire list.

Band of brothers is my no one, generation kill my no two and the pacific no three