HBO Max Orders Love and Death Starring Elizabeth Olsen
Love and Death starring Elizabeth Olsen (
WandaVision) as real-life Texas killer Candy Montgomery. It’s based upon the book
Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs by Jim Atkinson and Joe Bob Briggs, plus articles from Texas Monthly. The logline for the series is, “Two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.”
HBO Max Head of Original Content Sarah Aubrey was ecstatic about the series order. “This is a gripping story about the frustrations and desires of two women in a small town that culminates in a terrible act of violence,” said Aubrey. “We are thrilled to be partnering with David, Lesli, Nicole, and Per and incredibly fortunate to have Elizabeth at the center of our story to bring out all the layers of Candy that make this story so unforgettable.”