In The Truman Show (1998), the television program built around Truman’s life is called The Truman Show.
The film’s central premise is that Truman Burbank has unknowingly lived his entire life inside a massive constructed environment, while hidden cameras broadcast his experiences to a global audience. Everyone close to him, including his wife and best friend, is part of the production, while Truman believes Seahaven is an ordinary community.
Peter Weir directed the film, with Jim Carrey playing Truman. The screenplay was written by Andrew Niccol. The story explores surveillance, manufactured reality, commercial entertainment, and an individual’s desire for genuine freedom.
The title can cause confusion because it names both the film and the fictional television program. Within the story, “The Truman Show” is the broadcast watched by the public; outside the story, it is also the title of the 1998 movie.