True Story (2021): Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: November 24, 2021

Summary: A successful comedian's (Kevin Hart) night out in Philadelphia with his troubled older brother (Wesley Snipes) causes major problems for him in this limited drama series from Eric Newman.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

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S1:E7. Chapter 7: ...Like Cain Did Abel
Air Date: November 24, 2021
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S1:E6. Chapter 6: The Things You Do for Family
Air Date: November 24, 2021
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S1:E5. Chapter 5: Hard Feelings
Air Date: November 24, 2021

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Brian Lowry

Nov 23, 2021

True Story mostly works as a pass-the-popcorn affair, where each apparent escape from the hangman's noose yields an unexpected twist that drags the comedian further into this nightmare, threatening the career he has struggled to build, and revealing how far he'll go to protect that. Read full review

Kristen Baldwin

Nov 19, 2021

With this project, Hart proves he's more than just a funnyman, but if he decides to try drama again, he'd do well to find something that takes story a bit more seriously. Read full review

The Playlist Nick Allen

Nov 29, 2021

“True Story” works best if you roll with all of that gratuitousness if you let its self-consciousness about legacy express itself with flaws. Read full review

Joshua Alston

Nov 23, 2021

Each episode ends with a tantalizing cliffhanger, and the momentum is hard to ignore even as the revelations and twists vacillate between the predictable and the highly contrived. But while True Story will be remembered as Hart’s first go at channeling the barely repressed rage in his stand-up comedy into a dramatic role, it won’t be remembered for much else. Read full review

Nina Metz

Nov 24, 2021

Too bad the series, created by Eric Newman (“Narcos”), is less inspired than the idea behind it. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Nov 24, 2021

Hart, a committed but limited actor, tends to indicate Kid’s anger through screaming, replacing shades of meaning with decibels. ... Wesley Snipes very effectively imbues [Carlton] with a long-suffering mien and a sense of perpetual calculation. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Nov 22, 2021

However committed Hart is to Kid’s descent into self-inflicted misery, True Story comes to life only when Snipes is around. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
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  S1:E7. Chapter 7: ...Like Cain Did Abel
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E6. Chapter 6: The Things You Do for Family
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E5. Chapter 5: Hard Feelings
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
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  S1:E4. Chapter 4: We Should Be Together Too
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
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  S1:E3. Chapter 3: Victory Lap
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
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  S1:E2. Chapter 2: Greek Takeout
  Air Date: November 24, 2021
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  S1:E1. Chapter 1: The King of Comedy
  Air Date: November 24, 2021