‘Based on a True Story’ Star Tom Bateman Had No Idea True Crime Was So Big in the US: ‘It Felt a Bit Niche’ (Exclusive Video)
06.07.2023 - 17:45
/ thewrap.com
This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Based on a True Story.”British actor Tom Bateman, who plays charming but sociopathic “Westside Ripper” Matt Pierce in Peacock’s “Based on a True Story,” said he had no idea how big the true crime genre was in the U.S. before signing on to the series from “The Boys” creator Craig Rosenberg. “I thought it was a bit niche,” he told TheWrap of the idea that main character Ava (Kaley Cuoco, who costars with Chris Messina as husband Nathan) sees a podcast about a serial killer as her ticket to the big time.
Bateman (who’s not related to executive producer Jason Bateman) discussed America’s obsession with real-life murders and what a possible Season 2 might look like. Read our interview below, and watch an exclusive “Based on a True Story” Peacock feaurette in the video above. Were you a fan of true crime before you signed on to the show?You know, I wasn’t.
I mean, I live in the U.K. And I don’t think it’s as big a phenomena as it is in America. I’d love to find out why that is.
When I came out to L.A., even my makeup artist would drive in and out work every day listening to true crime podcasts. Literally [some people’s] whole waking day is spent obsessed over this genre. It’s never really been something that I’ve watched or listened to.So have you become a fan of true crime now?Not really.
I’m not sure how pleased [Rosenberg] will be. It doesn’t really interest me too much. I mean, I find “whodunit” and why people do it interesting, but it’s never been something that I think, “Oh, God, I’ve got to get to the bottom of that.”The show really gets it right, with podcasters like “The Murder Sisters.” It’s very much like “My Favorite Murder” whose fans call themselves “Murderinos.”Wow
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