Following the official series order for David E. Kelley’s Love and Death earlier this month, HBO Max has announced that Emmy nominee Jesse Plemons has signed on to star opposite MCU vet Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision) in the upcoming true-crime drama limited series, centered around Texas axe killer Candy Montgomery.
Love and Death will center around two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.
Plemons is set to portray the role of Allan Gore, the husband of Betty Gore, who was murdered by Montgomery.
The series will be written and executive produced by David E. Kelley (The Undoing) through his David E. Kelly Productions banner, with Lesli Linka Glatter (Mad Men) set to direct.