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.

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

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