Candy: Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey Chronicle True Story of Infamous Texas Axe Murderer

March 17, 2022 by

Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey Chronicle True Story of Infamous Texas Axe Murderer in ‘Candy’

In the new series, Jessica Biel stars as the suburban housewife who in 1980 was convicted of murdering her neighbor Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

Candy and Betty relish in new
Candy and Betty relish in new friendships. Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) and Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel), shown. COURTESY OF TINA ROWDEN/HULU

Hulu offered a first look and teaser of the upcoming limited series Candy, centered on Montgomery (portrayed by Biel), a 1980 suburban Texas housewife who murdered her neighbor Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) with an ax.

In the teaser released Thursday, Biel’s Candy is shown taking the stand to discuss her relationship with Betty Gore.

“I had no angry feelings towards her” Biel’s Candy says in the trailer. “We were friends.” When asked what transpired the night of June 13 when she had a conversation with Betty, Biel’s Candy is shown looking at the camera and smiling.

Candy also stars Timothy Simons, Pablo Schreiber, and Raúl Esparza. The series will be released as a five-part event.

The Candy Montgomery story is also chronicled in the upcoming HBO Max limited series Love and Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen as the murderer.

Candy premieres on May 9.

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