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Love & Death was inspired by the real-life Texas slaying of Betty Gore at the hands of her best friend, Candy Montgomery

The HBO Max miniseries premiered in April 2023

Love & Death stars Elizabeth Olsen as Candy and Lily Rabe as Betty

Love & Death brings Candy Montgomery 's dark, jaw-dropping story to life.

Created by David E. Kelley , the HBO Max miniseries, which premiered in April 2023 and made its Netflix debut on Dec. 1, was inspired by the true story of Candy ( Elizabeth Olsen ), a seemingly ordinary Wylie, Texas, housewife whose quiet suburban life unravels after she begins an affair with a fellow church member, Allan Gore ( Jesse Plemons ).

What begins as a strictly scheduled, emotion-free arrangement steadily grows more tangled as feelings deepen —

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