Chris Messina as Nathan and Kaley Cuoco as Ava. Colleen Hayes/Peacock
Season 2 of Primarily based on a True Story is reuniting Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina — as new dad and mom — with Tom Bateman.
Peacock launched the official trailer on Thursday, October 24, which picks up with Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan (Messina) navigating life with a child. They’re thrown for a loop, nevertheless, when Ava’s sister Tory (Liana Liberato) turns up engaged to Matt (Bateman).
“You can not marry a assassin,” Ava tells Tory, who fires again, “Matt is actively taking steps to vary.”
Ava units off on a mission to show that Matt continues to be as much as his serial killer methods. That’s the place Drew (Melissa Fumero) comes in, who turns into Ava’s pal however can also be a detective wanting into a brand new sequence of murders. Whereas Matt claims it isn’t him, Ava isn’t certain whether or not he’s telling the reality.
“I want I may make her see who he actually is,” Ava says after Matt explains how he was “sick” however “therapeutic” from his tendency to kill different folks. Tory is lower than thrilled along with her older sister’s conduct.,”You’re obsessive about him. You’re bored along with your middle-aged mush of a life and he retains issues thrilling for you,” she says.
Kaley Cuoco as Ava and Tom Bateman as Matt. Colleen Hayes/Peacock
The remainder of the sneak peek hints at stakeouts, a intercourse social gathering and loads of homicide boards.
“If I don’t resolve this within the subsequent 4 hours, folks will die,” Ava realizes. “That is so harmful, I’ve to get out of this.”
Season 1 of Primarily based on a True Story, which debuted on Peacock in 2023, adopted fictional couple Ava and Nathan as they teamed up with serial killer Matt to start out a podcast to earn cash off the true crime pattern. Matt — the West Facet Ripper — wasn’t thrilled when Ava and Nathan tried to chop ties with him on the finish of the season so he dropped Ruby’s (Priscilla Quintana) lifeless physique on their doorstep.
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Ava and Nathan discovered a method to bury Ruby’s physique and reconnected consequently. Their issues have been removed from over although as a result of Ruby’s husband, Simon (Aaron Staton), confirmed up at their dwelling and noticed them cleansing her blood off their ground.
Kaley Cuoco as Ava and Chris Messina as Nathan. Colleen Hayes/PEACOCK
Cuoco, 38, beforehand defended the selections her character makes after getting concerned with Matt. “It occurs on a regular basis,” she informed ABC in June 2023. “That’s why this was very plausible to me. They’re in a determined state of affairs, make a very ridiculous alternative out of desperation and find yourself in a really dangerous place. In my view, they’re as dangerous because the killer by the top of this.”
Messina, 50, in the meantime, stated he developed a greater understanding of the public’s curiosity in true crime by his function within the sequence, including, “I see the dependancy of it [with shows like Dateline]. For me, it’s at all times a pleasant puzzle to determine how folks received into this case and the way can I not. And if I do, how can I be saved?”
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Earlier than the discharge of season 2, new showrunner Annie Weisman teased what followers can anticipate from the present. (Weisman changed Craig Rosenberg, who was on the helm throughout the first season.)
Chris Messina as Nathan, Tom Bateman as Matt, and Liana Liberato as Tory. Casey Durkin/PEACOCK)
“Season 2 opens on Ava and Nathan struggling to stability parenthood with their true crime obsession. Kaley and Chris ship distinctive performances, bringing depth, authenticity, and comedic chemistry to each second,” she teased in a press launch. “Tom Bateman’s portrayal of Matt effortlessly shifts between charming and chilling, whereas Liana Liberato embodies Tory’s feisty free spirit. And we’re thrilled to welcome Melissa Fumero to the sequence in a stunning new function. The complete solid excels at balancing humor and coronary heart, making a deeply humorous, unpredictable, and resonant viewing expertise.”
Season 2 of Primarily based on a True Story premieres Thursday, November 21, on Peacock.
