Everything to Know About Jessica Biel’s Hulu Series ‘Candy’ — and the Real-Life Crime That Inspired It

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A deadly secret. Jessica Biel plays a housewife with a killer instinct in Hulu’s upcoming miniseries Candy, based on a shocking true crime story from the 1980s.The real Candy Montgomery stunned her small Texas town in June 1980 when she was accused of murdering Betty Gore, a middle school teacher she had become friends with after they met at church.

At the time, Candy was also having an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore, which some speculated was the motive behind the killing.

Though she claimed self-defense, the mother-of-two did ultimately admit to slashing Betty 41 times with an axe and became a pariah in her town.In the series, Biel plays the titular role opposite Melanie Lynskey‘s Betty, a seemingly kind and outgoing woman who spends her time helping her friends and going to church.

Eventually, Candy becomes dissatisfied with her life and begins the affair that will soon unravel her life and the life of everyone around her. “In this community, it’s been a big shock,” Biel says in the trailer, which was released on Wednesday, April 13. “We were friends.”The clip hints at Candy’s double life, beginning with Betty offering up a toast in her friend’s honor. “I am so touched by your generosity,” she says. “The compassion and friendship you’ve shown — you’re just a sweetheart.”However, Candy doesn’t seem quite so sweet as she sits in an interrogation room and stares down the cops interviewing her.