Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · TV Series · TV-PG · 43 min
★ 7.1(61)unSUB Rating
Each episode presents several short tales about strange, mysterious events, and you’re challenged to decide which ones are real and which are made up. After you’ve made your guesses, the host reveals the answers at the end, turning every installment into a fast-paced mystery game.
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Details
- Years
- 1997–2025
- Release date
- 1997-05-25
- Network
- FOX
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (61 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like quick, spooky anthology stories and playing along with a “real or fake” mystery, similar to Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files or Paranormal Witness; Not for you if you want deep evidence or slow-building suspense.
Pros: fun guessing game; creepy mini-stories; bingeable anthology format | Cons: uneven acting; repetitive formula; truth claims feel thin
Cast & crew
Jonathan Frakes
as Self - Host
- JB
James Brolin
as Self - Host
- LS
Lewis Smith
as Steven (segment "Last Man On Earth")
- PL
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
as Alec Wizowski (segment "Surveillance Camera")
- DA
Daphne Ashbrook
as Mrs. Johnson (segment "Kid in the Closet")
Al Sapienza
as John (segment "Number One with a Bullet")
Brian Haley
as Roger Parks (segment "Firestation 32")
- DN
Danielle Nicolet
as Sharon's Friend (segment "Number One with a Bullet")
Jim Metzler
as Mr. Foster (segment "The Viewing")
Thom Barry
as Cal Sawyer (segment "On the Road")
Directed by Tom Woodruff Jr., Christopher Taylor, Al Schwartz +7 more
Created by Lynn Lehmann
Episodes4 seasons · 45 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1The Apparition / The Electric Chair / On the Road / Number One with a Bullet / Dream House43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E2The Viewing / The Subway / Kid in the Closet / Justice is Served / The Tractor43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E3The Prophecy / Couch Potato / Love Over The Counter / Imaginary Friend / Last Man On Earth43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E4E-Mail / Cup of Joe / Secret of the Family Tomb / Wheezer / The Unknown Patient43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E5Needle Point / Toy to the Rescue / Mystery Lock / The House on Baker Street / The Train43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E6Candlestick / The Diner / From the Agency / The Magic Rose Garden / The Jeep43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1The Plane / The Gun / The Portrait / The Pass / The Caller43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E2Firestation 32 / The Computer / The Girl Next Door / The Wallet / The Woods43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E3The Wall / The Chalkboard / The Getaway / The Prescription / Summer Camp43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E4The Wrestler / The Escape / Dead Friday / Ghost Visitor / The Lady in a Black Dress43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E5The Land / Titan / The Diary / Town of Remembrance / The House On Barry Avenue43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E6Bright Light / Magic Mightyman / The Student / Scribbles / Count Mystery43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E7The Mummy / The Perfect Record / Grave Sitting / Murder on the Second Floor / They Towed My Car43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E8Kirby, Dust, Malibu Cop, A Joyful Noise & The Hooded Chair43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E9Rock and Roll Ears, The Bucket, The Bridesmaid, Voice from the Grave & The Chess Game43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E10The Motorcycle, Blind Man's Dog, Deer Hunters, Tribal Curse & The Card Game43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E11Bon Voyage/Man in the Model T/The Scoop/Angel on Board/Buenos Dias43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E12Merry-Go-Round, Red-Eyed Creature, Used Car Salesman, Surveillance Camera & Graffiti43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E13The Warning, Bus Stop, The Cure, The Guardian & The Gift43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Morning Sickness, The Curse of Hampton Manor, Wax Executioner, Blood Bank & Ring Toss43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E2One for the Road, The Music Box, Two to One, Damsel & The Horn43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E3The Find, The Golden Cue, The FBI Story, The Gravedigger's Nemesis & Last Rites43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E4E-Mail, Blood Donor, Epitaph, Stitches in Time & The Soldier43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E5The Nightmare/The Stalker/The Impossible Car Dream/The Dresser/The Burial43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E6Red Line/Two Sisters/Eclipse/The Ice Box/The Gathering43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E7Connie, Positive I.D., Trucker, Cook-Out & The New House43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E8Creepy Comics, Louie the Dip, The Wailing, The Landlady & Curse43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E9For the Record/Halloween/Precious/Get Your Kicks at Motel 66/Phantom Drifter43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E10Devil's Tattoo, Static Man, The Bloody Hand, Where Have All the Heroes Gone & War Surplus43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E11Deadbeat Dad, Ghost Town, The Sewing Machine, The Sleepwalker & Money Laundry43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E12The Handyman, Anatole, Makeup Magic, Screwdriver & Charlie43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E13The Dealer, Gratuity, The Cake, 1st Time Offender & The Mirror of Truth43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1The Devil's Autograph, Mail Order Degree, The News Stand, The Murder of Roy Hennessey & Mysterious Strangers43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E2Writer's Agent, Crypt Ghost, The Doll, Hubert's Curse & Shared Vision43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E3Out of Service, When I Was Big, The Greedy Investor, Seven Hours of Bad Luck & The Secret of the Coins43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E4Second Sight, The Fine Line, The Wrong Turn, Who Was I & You Are Next43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E5House of Shadows, One Hand in the Till, Teasdale's Motor Car, The Vision & The Grave43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E6The Dorm, The Child Artist, The Weatherman, Sit-Down Comic & Room 24543mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E7The Wreath, Terror Night, Tants, The Candidate & The Ring43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E8Caitlin's Candle, The Flower Jury, The Mentor, The Old Bike & The Music Teacher43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E9The Wealthy Widow, The Witness, The Accident, Bad Dreams & Mental43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E10Moonstruck Beach, Healing Hands, Aspen Sunny Side, Night Walker & Hot Car43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E11The Mystery of Douglas Hibbard, Wheelchair Man, The Vigil, The Mandarin's Bowl & Ghost Writer43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E12Witness to Murder, Roulette Wheel, The Phrenologist's Head, The Bridge & The Cigar Box43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S4E13The Hand, The Battered Doll, Poker Justice, Above the Clouds & Screen Saver43mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock