Based on History refers to films, shows, or content that depict real historical events, people, or time periods, often aiming to educate or dramatize the past.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: (L-R) Colman Domingo, Juliano Valdi, Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones and Larenz Tate attend Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Reza Jackson attends Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Rich + Tone attend Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: (L-R) La Toya Jackson, Tre' Horton, Joseph David-Jones, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Rhyan Hill, Jamal Henderson, Jessica Sula and Jackie Jackson attend Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Prince Jackson attends Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Derek Hough attends Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: (L-R) Magic Johnson and Marlon Jackson attend Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Colman Domingo attends Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Andrew Jones, Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton seen at a Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Andrew Jones, Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton seen at a Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Andrew Jones, Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton seen at a Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Mike Gunton seen at a Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Special Screening And Behind The Scenes Conversation Of Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" at Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV via Getty Images)

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Colman Domingo

Al Pacino

Cary Elwes

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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Maven. Photo Credit: Glen Wilson

Maven. Photo Credit: Glen Wilson


Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in MICHAEL. Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur


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Waltzing with Brando Billy Zane stars as Marlon Brando Godfather



Waltzing with Brando Heiae Touniou Heather Touniou as Tarita and Billy Zane as Marlon Brando in Tahiti

Waltzing with Brando Jon Heder as Bernard Judge

American Scimitar Toothed Cat

African Scimitar Toothed Cat

Rock-Climbing Sloth

Glyptotherium

Woolly Rhino

Hillary Clinton – Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee

Steve Bannon – Former Trump campaign CEO and Chief Strategist

Tim Miller – Former Jeb Bush campaign communications director, host of The Bulwark podcast

Eddie Glaude – Author, pundit, and professor of African American Studies at Princeton University

Brian Stelter

Aasif Mandvi – Actor (The Daily Show, Evil)

Stuart Stevens – Former Romney 2012 campaign strategist, co-founder of The Lincoln Project