Amazing stories make for fantastic television, and many of them are based on real-life headlines and historical occurrences. While shows like Game of Thrones and Stranger Things provide viewers with an escape into fantasy worlds, it’s also wonderful to return to more grounded stories, and there are plenty to choose from. There’s a show for everyone, whether you enjoy true crime or historical plays. Here’s list 7 TV shows based on true stories streaming online platform.
1. Mindhunter (2017-2019)
Genre- Psychological Thriller, Crime Drama
No. of Season(s)- 2
No. of Episodes- 19
Streaming Platform- Netflix
Two FBI agents work to develop an innovative investigative field incorporating psychology, anthropology, and sociology as a method to reveal the motive. Despite the departmental stigma of backroom boys – those who try to complicate the status quo of simple Means, Motive, Opportunity (MMO) of crime-solving with academics. They recognize that traditional crime-solving methods. For example, MMOs, are no longer sufficient because criminality is getting more complex as motives shift from need and greed to unexplainable and irrational reasons. They believe that conducting a more in-depth psychological evaluation will raise new questions. Simply put, asking Why leads to Who. Through plot lines of visiting the psychopathic mind, this series focuses on the formation of a new criminal profession by two guys, two agents.
2. Unsolved : The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G (2018- )
Genre- True Crime
No of Season- 1
No. of Episodes- 10
Streaming Platform- Netflix
A fictional True Crime series based on the Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls murder investigations. It will detail the two major police investigations into rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls’ murders. Tupac was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996 when he was 25 years old, and Biggie was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in March 1997 when he was 24 years old.
3. Da Vinci’s Demons (2013-2015)
Genre- Historical Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
No. of Season(s)- 3
No. of Episodes- 28
Streaming Platform- Online
In a world where men want to conceal history and truth, a few good ones endeavor to unravel it and disseminate knowledge. This story follows Leonardo da Vinci as a skilled painter and inventor in his early years. Da Vinci makes an amazing discovery while attempting to make a living from his art. A finding that will alter the path of his life for the rest of his life.
4. Medici (2016-2019)
Genre- Historical Drama, Political Thriller
No. of Season(s)- 3
No. of Episodes- 24
Streaming Platform- Netflix
1469, Florence. Following an assassination attempt on Piero de Medici’s life, his son Lorenzo (dubbed “The Magnificent”) is forced to take over the family’s financial business. When he gains power, Lorenzo vows to do things differently. He abandons the corrupt politics of the past with the help of his brother Giuliano and the youthful artist Sandro Botticelli, ushering in a new period of creative and political change. This quickly pits him against Jacopo Pazzi, the leader of Florence’s other wealthy banking family, who will go to any length to defeat Lorenzo. The infamous Pazzi conspiracy, one of history’s most fascinating political intrigues, is born from their battle.
5. Manhunt (2017- )
Genre- Crime Drama
No. of Season(s)- 2
No. of Episodes- 7
Streaming Platform- Amazon Prime Video
Unabomber (previously “Manifesto”) examines how the FBI apprehends notorious criminal masterminds, with each season focusing on a different case. After a nearly 20-year manhunt, an FBI agent, a highly qualified linguist, used innovative methods to bring Ted Kaczynski, aka the “Unabomber,” to court. The show, which is said to be heavily serialized and darkly psychological in the vein of True Detective, would provide insight not only into the criminal and the case but also into the psychological effects the cases have on the FBI agents assigned to track down the most dangerous criminals. As a result, they frequently descend into a state of the madness of their own, becoming completely absorbed in the crimes and forced to live inside the darkest minds imaginable for years.
6. When They See Us (2019)
Genre- Crime Drama, Tragedy
No. of Seasons- 1
No. of Episodes- 4
Streaming Platform- Netflix
A jogger was assaulted and raped in Central Park in New York in 1989, and five young people were charged with the crime. The Central Park Five, as they were known, maintained their innocence and spent years contesting their convictions in the hopes of being exonerated. From the time the adolescents were first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, through their exoneration in 2002, and finally, the settlement agreed with the city of New York in 2014, this limited series spans a quarter-century.
7. Band Of Brothers (2001)
Genre- War Drama
No. of Season- 1
No. of Episodes- 10
Streaming Platform- Disney Hotstar
From their initial training in 1942 to the end of World War II, this is the tale of “E” Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. They parachuted behind enemy lines in support of the Utah Beach landings in the early hours of D-Day, took part in the liberation of Carentan, and then parachuted into action again during Operation Market Garden. They were also the first to enter Hitler’s mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden, liberating a concentration camp. A compelling story of camaraderie that, in the end, is about ordinary guys doing remarkable things.
Again, the key takeaway is that unless you have a specific reason to watch a TV show based on true events, don’t waste your time. You are likely better off following some of our other suggestions as they are more worthwhile.
