Two churchgoing couples enjoy small town family life in Texas - until somebody picks up an axe.
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Trivia
- 'Love & Death' started filming before Hulu's 'Candy'. 'Candy' just finished before 'Love & Death' did.
- Elizabeth Olsen did confirm in an interview with Extra that Jessica Biel did reach out to her about them both filming their shows about the same true crime. Elizabeth did think it was sweet of Jessica to reach out as they never met in real life.
- Based on the same true story that Candy (2022) was based on.
- In the first episode Candy and her daughter sing the song 'Hallelujah' behind the piano. The scene is set in 1978, a year before the song from the band Milk & Honey was released and won the Eurovision Song Contest.
- The Back Door Cafe where the women have lunch in the series is in Smithville, TX.
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Filming
It was announced in May 2021 that HBO Max had greenlit the miniseries, with Elizabeth Olsen set to star. Jesse Plemons joined the cast later in the month. In June, Patrick Fugit was added to the cast, with Lily Rabe, Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel, Tom Pelphrey and Krysten Ritter joining in the following months.
On-location shooting took place in Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas to include La Grange, Coupland, Georgetown, Hutto, Seguin, Kerrville, Lockhart, Killeen, Smithville, Buda and San Marcos.
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Release
Love & Death premiered on HBO Max on April 27, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until May 25. In the UK, the series premiered on September 7, 2023, on ITV's on-demand streaming platform, ITVX.
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Script developed by Never Enough Design / Edited by KaciElizabeth
