‘Love & Death’, the suspense miniseries that will premiere on HBO Max on April 27

For those who enjoyed series like Big Little Lies either The UndoingWe have good news: HBO Max will premiere on Thursday, April 27 the suspense drama miniseries Love & Death starring actors Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons. An intense series of only 7 episodes that tells the story of an extramarital affair in a small town in Texas that ends with a tragedy.

The streaming platform HBO Max has just posted the official trailer for this miniseries and the first three episodes will premiere on April 27. The following weeks HBO Max will broadcast a weekly episode until May 25.

Love & Death he was part of the official selection of this year’s SXSW Festival. The series has been directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and the script has been written by David E. Kelley who is responsible for successes such as Big Little Lies, The Undoing, Lawyer and ally mcbeal. This fiction is 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)

a terrible crime

The series tells the story of Candy, Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore who are two couples who attend church and enjoy their quiet life in a small town in Texas. Everything changes when Candy Mongomery and Allan Gore begin an extramarital affair that they try to keep secret. On June 13, 1980, when Allan was away on a business trip, Betty was found dead. She had been stabbed 41 times with an axe. Candy and Allan’s adventure ends tragically.

Who has killed Betty? Everyone wonders how such a terrible crime could have taken place in this small and quiet town in Texas.. Soon the relationship between Candy and Allan will come to light and everyone will suspect the pair of lovers.

The cast of Love & Death

The protagonists of this suspenseful miniseries are the actress Elizabeth Olsen who plays the role of Candy and the actor Jesse Plemons (the power of the dog) who gives life to Allan Gore. Also in the cast are actors Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) who plays Betty, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Keir Gilchrist and Elizabeth Marvel.

This series is one of HBO Max’s bets for this spring together with the series Valkyries, Headless Chickens and the fourth and final season of Succession.