The True Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Peel away the layers of hype and get to the source of what is actually real with The True Story, the show that explores the truth behind well known movies and movie characters.

Was James Bond really Ian Fleming? Was Indiana Jones inspired by an American adventurer or a German Grail Hunter? Did the three prisoners in the movie Escape from Alcatraz successfully break free or were they washed out to sea? What really happened in the Amityville Horror House? And was it the Untouchables, and their leader Eliot Ness, who successfully put Al Capone behind bars - as depicted in the movie - or someone else entirely?

Series details

• Title: The True Story
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-04-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-02-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky History
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23553

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2003: premiered 2003-04-17; final listed air date 2003-04-17.
• Season 2005: premiered 2005-01-04; final listed air date 2005-01-04.
• Season 2006: premiered 2006-02-26; final listed air date 2006-02-26.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-01-09; final listed air date 2007-12-18.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-04-16; final listed air date 2008-05-14.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-11-26; final listed air date 2009-12-27.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-07; final listed air date 2010-01-07.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-01-07; final listed air date 2011-04-21.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-08; final listed air date 2012-01-08.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-05; final listed air date 2013-02-04.

Source and licence

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