True Story dives into crime drama. It’s inspired by real events involving a bestselling author and a guy on FBI’s most wanted list. This man? He murdered his family. The series shows their twisted connection and the dark truth behind it all. Kevin Hart plays Finkel and Wesley Snipes takes on Longo. It’s a wild ride, trust me!

Meet the characters from True Story

Carlton

Carlton is that smug, quietly intense presence who somehow runs half the chaos without ever shouting — the kind of guy who folds a napkin with military precision and then loses his keys five minutes later. He’s ambitious and slick, always two steps ahead in negotiations but weirdly sentimental about mixtapes from the ’90s (no, seriously). Likes control but has a soft spot for impulsive loyalty, which gets him into trouble more than once. Honestly, he can seem cold until he tells a really terrible joke and you remember he’s human, or at least human-adjacent.

Kid

Kid is the scrappy spark, you know? Young, hyper-aware, a little reckless and ridiculously charming in a way that makes you forgive everything — he talks fast, acts faster, and has a messy backpack with receipts from three different cities. He says he’s not scared of anything (he might be lying) and has this habit of humming old TV theme songs under his breath. Somehow always in the background but pulls off the most surprising moves; like a stray dog who steals your sandwich and your heart. He also insists he’s older than he looks, which is cute and maybe true?

Monyca

Monyca is dramatic in the best way — sharp, loud, fiercely protective, and probably the person who will organize the group chat and also start a passive-aggressive thread about snacks. She balances vulnerability and venom like an artform; you can feel her loyalty, and you can also feel her scheming, sometimes in the same sentence. She loves fashion and gets weirdly philosophical at 3 AM, which is when her best plans are hatched. Slightly unreliable memory about birthdays but somehow remembers everyone’s coffee order.

Billie

Billie is soft-edged but relentless, the quiet wildfire who reads everything and then says something devastatingly simple that changes the room. She looks like she floats through situations but actually spends hours mapping out moves in her head, like chess with feelings. Deeply empathetic and stubborn as a mule — the emotional backbone of the crew and also the one who will stay up to translate everything for everyone. Also collects tiny porcelain animals for reasons she refuses to fully explain.

Todd

Todd is the lovable mess, the one who means well and usually mispronounces people’s names but then apologizes with a pastry, which somehow fixes it. Big heart, zero filter, and an impressive ability to defuse awkwardness with bad puns and a startlingly earnest compliment. He’s surprisingly insightful when you least expect it, like an encyclopedia on humanity that you never thought to open. Confession: he hoards vintage baseball cards and insists it’s “investing,” but you can tell he’s just nostalgic.

Herschel

Herschel is the stoic, old-soul type who smells faintly of pipe tobacco and deadlines — responsible, tired, protective, and secretly ferociously funny when he’s had two drinks. He runs logistics like it’s a religion and is the person everyone calls when something actually needs to be fixed (plumbing, legal, moral compass — same thing to him). He speaks in practicalities but cares in gestures, which are always slightly awkward but deeply effective. He claims to hate modern music but knows all the lyrics to a punk album from 1997, which is suspicious.

Ari

Ari is magnetic and unsettling in the best possible way — sharp-witted, morally flexible-ish (depends who you ask), and impossibly charismatic even when doing something questionable. He wears confidence like sunglasses, deflects pity with sarcasm, and has a soft core he hides under layers of sarcasm and expensive jackets. You’ll trust him before you realize you shouldn’t, and then you’ll forgive him because he actually means it when he apologizes (sometimes). Also, inexplicably fond of origami swans — like, who knew.