Mónica Marie Zorrilla “The Undoing” and “The Underground Railroad” regular Lily Rabe has been cast opposite “Fargo” and “Black Mirror” star Jesse Plemons in the HBO Max original limited series “Love and Death.” The show follows two church-going couples, enjoying small-town family life in Texas (at least they do until somebody picks up an axe).
The series is based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murdered her friend from church, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.Rabe will play Betty Gore, wife to Allan Gore (Plemons).
Her murderer will be portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen. Patrick Fugit (“Outcast,” “Almost Famous,”) has been cast as Candy’s husband, Pat Montgomery.
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