True-story TV shows on Netflix right now

TV shows based on true stories, streaming on Netflix tonight. Picked by mood from Rex’s catalog and checked against Netflix every day.

Updated October 13, 2026. Availability via JustWatch.

  1. Making a Murderer TV · 2015
  2. How to Change Your Mind Limited series · 2022
  3. Wild Wild Country Limited series · 2018 · Chapman Way, Maclain Way
  4. The Last Dance Limited series · 2020
  5. Salt Fat Acid Heat Limited series · 2018
  6. Abstract: The Art of Design TV · 2017
  7. Chef's Table TV · 2015
  8. Lenox Hill Limited series · 2020
  9. Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes Limited series · 2026 · Joe Berlinger
  10. Mourinho Limited series · 2026
  11. The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare Limited series · 2026 · Skye Borgman, Joe Berlinger
  12. Worst Ex Ever TV · 2024
  13. Cheer TV · 2020
  14. Unbelievable Limited series · 2019 · Susannah Grant / Ayelet Waldman / Michael Chabon
  15. When They See Us Limited series · 2019 · Ava DuVernay
  16. American Vandal TV · 2017 · Dan Perrault / Tony Yacenda
  17. High on the Hog TV
  18. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Limited series · 2026
  19. Painkiller Limited series · 2023
  20. The Staircase Limited series · 2022 · Antonio Campos
  21. Ugly Delicious TV · 2018
  22. Inventing Anna Limited series · 2022
  23. How to Become a Cult Leader Limited series · 2023
  24. The Unlikely Murderer Limited series · 2021
  25. Griselda (TV Mini Series 2024) Limited series · 2024 · Ingrid Escajeda, Carlo Bernard, Eric Newman, Doug Miro
  26. Somebody Feed Phil TV · 2018
  27. Class Act Limited series · 2023
  28. Supersex Limited series · 2024
  29. Mindhunter TV · 2017 · Joe Penhall
  30. Love on the Spectrum TV · 2022 · Karina Holden, Cian O'Clery
  31. Love on the Spectrum TV · 2019
  32. Clark Limited series · 2022
  33. Narcos TV · 2015
  34. Baby Reindeer (TV Mini Series 2024) Limited series · 2024 · Richard Gadd
  35. Apple Cider Vinegar Limited series · 2025
  36. Unorthodox Limited series · 2020 · Anna Winger, Alexa Karolinski
  37. The Watcher TV · 2022 · Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy
  38. Call the Midwife TV · 2012
  39. This World Can't Tear Me Down Limited series · 2023

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