Hulu’sCandyhas found its murder victim.Deadlinereports thatMelanie Lynskeyhas joined the true-crime limited series as Betty Gore, the housewife who was the victim of a brutal ax murder by her friend and fellow churchgoer, Candy Montgomery. Lynskey joins the cast just afterJessica Biel, who was announced as replacingElisabeth Mossin the series’ title role.
While no other players have been cast in the Texas murder drama, Lynskey now cinches a critical role in the true-crime series, as the housewife caught in the middle of an affair between her husband, Allan, and Candy Montgomery. Though it is unclear how much audiences will actually see of Lynskey on screen, they can be certain of one thing: that they will be witness to Gore’s unfortunate demise on Friday the 13th, June 1980.
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Candyrecently received a full series order at Hulu, with Moss dropping out due to scheduling conflicts. The project landed at the streamer in 2020, co-created byRobin Veith— who also wrote the pilot — andNick Antosca. Both Veith and Antosca serve as executive producers on the show, withMichael Uppendahlserving as director for the pilot — though the series will have some serious competition, with HBO Max adapting their own version of Candy Montgomery’s story,Love and Death, starringElizabeth Olsen,Lily Rabe,Jesse Plemons, andKrysten Ritter.
Lynskey couples her role inCandywith a starring role in the upcoming seriesYellowjacketsfor Showtime, also starringChristina Ricci,Sophie Thatcher, andJuliette Lewis. This is not her first time working with Hulu either, having starred in ten episodes of theirStephen King-inspired thriller series,Castle Rock, in 2018.
Michelle Purpleis set to executive produceCandyalongside Biel through Iron Ocean, along with Universal Content Productions, 20th Television, andAlex Hedlund, withJim AtkinsonandJohn Bloomserving as consulting producers. No production or release dates have been announced.
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