True Life

True Life
GenreDocumentary
Narrated bySu-chin Pak
Opening theme"The Gift"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons21
No. of episodes369 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Betsy Forhan
  • Lauren Lazin
  • Dave Sirulnick
  • Jim Fraenkel
  • Marshall Eisen
Running time42 minutes
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseMarch 31, 1998 (1998-03-31) –
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)
Related
  • True Life/Now
  • True Life Crime
  • True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders
  • True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories
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True Life is an American documentary television series that aired on MTV from March 31, 1998 to June 21, 2017. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode – "Fatal Dose". The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives. A four-episode revival series titled True Life/Now aired in 2019 and a crime investigation iteration called True Life Crime premiered in 2020.[1]

A TV special titled True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders premiered on June 9, 2020.[2]

A four-part docu-series titled True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories premiered on August 5, 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "MTV Goes Behind the Controversial Headlines with New Investigative Series "True Life Crime"". The Futon Critic. January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "MTV to Premiere Groundbreaking New Project "True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders" on Tuesday, June 9th at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "MTV Set to Premiere "True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories" on Wednesday, August 5th at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. July 22, 2020.