Trailer for Jessica Biel's Hulu Series CANDY Based on the True Story of the Texas Axe Murderer

Hulu has released the first trailer for their limited series Candy, which tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a seemingly normal housewife in small town Wylie, Texas, who was convicted in 1980 for the brutal axe murder of her neighbor Betty Gore, played in the show by Melanie Lynskey.

Candy’s lawyer in the series is played by Raúl Esparza (Hannibal), Timothy Simmons (Veep) plays Candy’s husband Pat Montgomery, and Pablo Schreiber (Halo) is Betty’s husband, Alan Gore. The series was created by Robin Veith, who previously wrote for the Hulu true crime series The Act, who writes four episodes of the series.

Candy is one of two competing miniseries based on the Candy Montgomery murder case set to premiere this year. The other is Love and Death, an HBO Max original series created by David E. Kelley that stars Elizabeth Olsen as Montgomery and Lily Rabe as Gore. The release date for Love and Death has not yet been announced.

Hulu will release Candy as a five-part event. After the first episode’s premiere on Monday, May 9th, new episodes will drop each week night, culminating in the finale on May 13th. Watch the full teaser below, and let us know what you think.