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TV SERIES · 2023–2023 · USA

Love & Death

Episodes
7

10 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

In 1980, a Texas housewife was accused of murdering her friend with an axe. Love & Death dramatizes the case, drawing on reporting from Texas Monthly.

10 Interesting Facts About Love & Death

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    Glatter called the laundry room struggle one of the most intense scenes she had ever shot. Although she was used to action sequences, this one was demanding: two housewives fighting at close quarters, and the events were drawn from real life.

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  2. #002

    The laundry room set was constructed to match Candy's testimony, down to details such as a child's toilet, a dog bowl and a copy of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

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  3. #003

    Elizabeth Olsen told Extra (1994) that Jessica Biel had in fact contacted her because both were making shows about the same true crime. Olsen found it sweet that Biel reached out, since the two had never met in person.

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  4. #004

    In the opening episode, Candy and her daughter perform 'Hallelujah' at the piano. The scene takes place in 1978, one year before Milk & Honey released the song and won the Eurovision Song Contest with it.

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  5. #005

    Director Lesli Linka Glatter received the Texas Monthly articles during the coronavirus pandemic, and she immediately felt the story belonged on television because the real case seemed stranger than fiction.

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  6. #006

    Glatter and Kelley were drawn to Olsen for her ability to let viewers see behind her eyes and to explore the human condition even when a character is not inherently good.

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  7. #007
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    Filming Betty Gore's murder in the laundry room took a heavy toll on Elizabeth Olsen. She said in an interview that she had to take breaks in order to get through it.

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Behind the Scenes (2)

  1. #008

    To help the cast bond, the first scenes filmed for Love & Death were the large church, picnic and choir sequences, giving the actors a chance to get to know one another both on and off screen.

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  2. #009
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    Lily Rabe, who played Betty Gore, was six months pregnant when the utility room scene was shot. Director Lesli Linka Glatter and Elizabeth Olsen, cast as housewife-turned-killer Candy Montgomery, took extra care while filming the violent sequence with Rabe, and the women used body doubles for added safety.

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #010

    After David E. Kelley wrote the first three scripts, Elizabeth Olsen was the first person Glatter pictured for the role of Candy Montgomery.

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