I’ve done legal dramas before, but this one … being taken through the actual truth of it and seeing the journey that they had to go on in order to prove this, I found very surprising and shocking." All four episodes of Toxic Town are available to stream on Netflix now.

A group of mothers whose children suffered birth defects banded together to fight for justice after toxic waste contaminated their town. | ITV News Anglia

I n Toxic Town, a drama out now on Netflix, poisonous dust in the air causes children to be born with missing limbs and other physical abnormalities. The alarming story is based on a real incident, when people in the English town of Corby inhaled toxic dust that was later linked to birth defects in a cluster of children.

Yes, Toxic Town on Netflix is based on an unfortunate true story and real-life events. Here's a breakdown of the biggest plot points from the series and how it compares to what happened in real life.

Netflix’s Toxic Town is a new limited series based on the true story of Corby, England, where women residents unknowingly inhaled toxic dust in the air during their pregnancies, leading to physical abnormalities in their children.