Elisabeth Moss is ready to trade in her handmaid's bonnet for an ax. She is now set to star as Candy Montgomery in Candy, a new limited series that tells the story of Texas woman who had a seemingly perfect life — that is, until she murdered Betty Gore, her friend from church, in 1980.
Moss said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "I have been wanting to play an anti-heroine for a while now, and have been trying to work with Robin again after Mad Men for even longer, so when she asked me if I wanted to play a housewife from Texas who, some would say, got away with murder, I simply said, 'Where do I sign?' Adding the opportunity to work with Nick [Antosca] after his incredible work on The Act was like taking a delicious dessert and.
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