HBO Max's 'Love & Death' trailer previews housewife's mundane life, an affair and a gruesome murder
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: HBO Max, after its massive success with its original releases like 'Hacks' and 'The Flight Attendant', comes up with an original limited series, titled 'Love & Death'. Based on the true story of Candy Montgomery, a Texas housewife, who was accused of murdering her friend with an axe 41 times, in 1980. The HBO Max adaptation is directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. The series will see Elizabeth Olson as the lead, playing the role of Candy Montgomery. Fans are extremely excited to see Olson back on the screen after her hauntingly amazing performance in 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
HBO Max just dropped the official trailer for 'Love & Death,' teasing what promises to be a gripping series with a baleful tone. The trailer shows Elizabeth Olson stealing the show with her screen presence. The trailer begins with Olson's Candy voiceover saying' "Something's been bothering me a little" and further adds, "I have done all the things a wife is supposed to do. The house, the meals. Where is the Payback".
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Candy as the 'unhappy wife'
The trailer further shows the montage of Candy doing her mundane activities, and spending time with her family, but unhappily. Then Candy is shown eying Allan Gore (played by Jesse Plemons) during her visit to church. Then outside the church, in a car, Candy directly admits her interest in Allen and asks him if he would be interested in having an affair. Then we see Candy dressing up for Allen and making out with Allen. They share a knowning look later in the church which raises suspicion from Betty Gore. Betty confronts them about having a secret by asking, "You two just looked at each other like you got a secret" which gets an alarming reaction from Candy. We then see some shots of Candy and Allen, spending time together at what seems to be a fair and enjoying a roller coaster ride. Then we see Candy giving a teary look and a hurtful sigh at the sight of both her family and Allen enjoying themselves together.
The gruesome murder
The later part of the trailer shows three men with torchlight at night searching a house, along with several serious shots of the major characters. We see Candy shredding meat, dancing at a club, her husband's shocked face, Allen collapsing in a chair, police arriving at the crime scene and a blood-dripping Candy coming out of the crime scene. There is also a shot of the press and the public following Candy. And the trailer ends with a haunting line from Candy as she says to Allen, "I just don't want anybody to get hurt".
Nerve-chilling series
The trailer promises us a gripping and chilling ride with Olson dominating the screen. The tension in the trailer builds up steadily and ends on an eerie note. The adaptation of the series centers on the gruesome murder but from the perspective of the 'villain' Candy Montgomery.
Apart from Olson, the series also stars Jesse Plemons as Allan Gore, Olivia Grace Applegate as Carol Crowder, Fabiola Andújar as Mary Adams, Patrick Fugit as Pat Montgomery, Kira Pozehl as Elaine Williams, Harper Heath as Alisa Gore, Ryan Murphy as Collins County Sheriff, Amelie Dallimore as Jenny Montgomery, Christopher Corson as Church Congregant, Bonnie Gayle Sparks as Jo Ann Garlington, Sara Burke as Barbara Green and Jennifer Neala Page as Betty Huffhines.
'Love & Death' is set to premiere exclusively on HBO Max on April 27, 2023.
