Is True Story on Netflix based on a true story?

Returning to his hometown of Philadelphia, international comedy star The Kid (Hart) is back with a whole new level of celebrity.

In his old neck of the words and reunited with his older and less-successful brother Carlton (Snipes), The Kid heads out for a wild night.

The next morning, however, events take a chilling turn when The Kid is woken up by Carlton and finds the woman in the bed with him has died.

What comes next is a mixture of death, laughs, tears, murder and betrayal.

So, how much of these match real events?

Despite the title itself suggesting that the series is based on real events, True Story is a work of fiction, but there are some elements of the story that are accurate to Kevin Hart’s real life.

So, without further ado, here is all you need to know about True Story.

Is True Story based on a true story?

Of course, both he and his character are internationally successful stand-up comedians hailing from Philadelphia, with showrunner Eric Newman (Narcos) telling New York Times that Hart wanted to play someone similar to himself.

Needless to say, Hart has never replicated any of the dark deeds that The Kid gets up to in this seven-episode series, but he has said that a person in his position is constantly faced with the temptation to misbehave.

“It’s so easy to do dumb s**t,” he told New York Times. “It’s available whenever you want it. Doing the right thing, living life correctly, there’s a conscious effort behind it. And it’s work.

“Not to say it’s work in a bad way, but you’re working constantly to make sure that you’re doing things correctly, appropriately. You need a good team around you that’s OK with saying no.”

Meanwhile, the busy schedule that The Kid juggles in True Story is also inspired by the life experience of Hart, who claims that a natural ability to multi-task allows him to get a “mind-blowing” number of things done.

In real-life, Hart also has an older brother (named Robert, not Carlton), who was emancipated by their mother in his youth as detailed in the comedian’s Netflix documentary Don’t F**k This Up.

That said, the strained relationship between Carlton and The Kid is not based on the real-life relationship between Kevin and Robert, who continue to share a close bond to this day.

True Story is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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