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Harsh Mahadeshwar is writing and directing the currently untitled project, which centers on the true story of an immigrant family’s experience navigating cultural identity and belonging in America.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
When a woman is found murdered, her body mutilated in a way that loosely connects the crime to the true story of the Black Dahlia, an investigation begins that intertwines the two.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Based on Jim Dent's 2008 book, the film tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, an underdog football team from a Fort Worth, Texas, orphanage that went all the way to the state championships in the 1930s.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a true story, the six-parter follows Tania (Danae Dario), a woman struggling with postpartum depression who reconnects with her mother Christine (Carré).
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
When a woman is found murdered, her body mutilated in a way that loosely connects the crime to the true story of the Black Dahlia, an investigation begins that intertwines the two.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Based on Jim Dent's 2008 book, the film tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, an underdog football team from a Fort Worth, Texas, orphanage that went all the way to the state championships in the 1930s.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a true story, the six-parter follows Tania (Danae Dario), a woman struggling with postpartum depression who reconnects with her mother Christine (Carré).
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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“True story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20story. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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