2 May 2023
Love & Death
Love & Death tells the true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore, two churchgoing couples enjoying their small town Texas life … until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe …
Written by 11-time Emmy winner David E Kelley (Big Little Lies), directed by Oscar and Emmy nominee Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland), and executive produced by Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, among others, the seven-episode HBO Max Original limited series co-stars Emmy nominee Elizabeth Olsen (Wandavision) and Oscar and Emmy nominee Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog, Fargo).
Also look out for Critics Choice nominee Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Teen Choice nominee Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous, Gone Girl), Emmy nominee Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), Keir Gilchrist (Atypical) and Critics Choice Super nominee Elizabeth Marvel (Helstrom).
Inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly (Love & Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I & II), Love & Death had its world premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
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