Streaming services have latched on to a proven formula – to give people more and more true crime stories. HBO Max is following suit with ‘Love And Death’ starring Elizabeth Olsen. She stars as Candy Montgomery, a suburban Texas housewife embroiled in a murder plot.
Elizabeth Olsen was last seen in the ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel and ‘WandaVision.’ Outside MCU, she has starred in independent films like ‘Ingrid Goes West’ and ‘Wind River‘. ‘Love And Death‘ is her second time in a lead role for a television series, previously starring in ‘Sorry For Your Loss.’
All About ‘Love And Death’ Plot
Elizabeth Olsen plays Candy Montgomery, a suburban housewife caught in the monotony of life. But deep inside, she yearns for a more complex life that offers her all the thrills she can dream of. Things take a turn after the arrival of her neighbors Allan and Betty Gore (Jesse Plemons and Betty Gilpin). Soon, she embarks on an affair with Allan. As the entanglement gets complicated, Betty’s dead body turns up.
‘Love And Death‘ is based on the true story of a Texas housewife, Candy Montgomery, who was suspected of murdering her best friend, Betty Gore. She struck Betty Gore 41 times with a wood-splitting axe in a crime of passion. During her trial, she told the jury that she was defending herself from Betty, who accused her of having an extra-marital affair with Allan.
Before her trial, she successfully passed a polygraph test. It prompted the opposing side to hypothesize she might have fled the murder scene. Eventually, Candy Montgomery was found not guilty by the jury on October 30, 1980. The verdict didn’t sit well with the public. It remains a case of great public interest.
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Cast And Release Date Of Elizabeth Olsen’s ‘Love And Death’
The crime drama ‘Love And Death‘ is based on the book ‘Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs‘ by Jim Atkinson and Joe Bob Briggs and a series of magazines articles ‘Love & Death In Silicon Prairie, Part I & II’ from Texas Monthly. Written by David E. Kelley, it stars Elizabeth Olsen as notorious and not-so-friendly neighbor Candy Montgomery.
The series also stars Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Keir Gilchrist, Beth Broderick, Bruce McGill, and Elizabeth Marvel. Leslie Linka Glattter is directing five of the miniseries’ seven episodes. ‘Love And Death’ will premiere on April 27 on HBO Max with its three-episode debut.
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