Love and Death (2023)

Original title

Love & Death

Directed by

Lesli Linka Glatter

Genre

biographical film, miniseries, crime drama film

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 485 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the late 1970s, a Texas housewife has an affair with a man from her church. Later she kills him with an axe and must defend herself before a jury.

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What happens

Love & Death is an American biographical crime drama miniseries directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and Clark Johnson, written by David E. Kelley that premiered on April 27, 2023, on HBO Max. It stars Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Elizabeth Marvel, and Keir Gilchrist. The series is based on the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife from Wylie, Texas. It centers around Montgomery, who is living a stereotypical housewife lifestyle in the late 1970s. She has to go before a jury after an affair with her friend from church leads to a killing. The series received mainly positive reviews, praising its performances (particularly Olsen's), its cinematography and set pieces, and its take on Montgomery, finding humanity in her. On June 1, 2023, Max announced that Love & Death had become their most watched original limited series globally. At the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Plemons was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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