Elizabeth Olsen, the Hollywood actor best known as the Marvel superhero Scarlet Witch, will feature in HBO Max’s limited series Love and Death, the streaming giant announced on Tuesday. The murder mystery, based on a true story, will be executive produced by actor Nicole Kidman.
The series will be written by Emmy Award winner David E Kelley. Kelley will also executive produce the series along with Kidman.
Olsen will be playing the role of a Texas housewife Candy Montgomery, who murders her friend, Betty Gore, with an axe. It is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from the Texas Monthly (Love & Death In Silicon Prairie, Part I & II).
It will be directed by Lesli Linka Glatter as per a press release, who has to her credit shows like the Emmy winning series Mad Men, The Newsroom, Pretty Little Liars and Gilmore Girls.
“This is a gripping story about the frustrations and desires of two women in a small town that culminates in a terrible act of violence,” Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max, said in a statement, adding they were “incredibly fortunate to have Elizabeth at the centre of our story to bring out all the layers of Candy that make this story so unforgettable.”
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Other executive producers include director Glatter, co-founder of Blossom Films Per Saari along with Kidman, Scott Brown and Megan Creydt through Texas Monthly, Matthew Tinker, Michael Klick and Helen Verno.
Olsen’s Wanda Vision that began streaming in January, is the first ever Marvel superhero series available on Disney+ Hotstar. The OTT platfrom’s paid subscriber base witnessed a spike after Disney and Marvel announced a slate of spin-off series on Marvel superheroes. She will be seen alongside Benedict Cumberbatch aka Doctor Strange in the 2022 Marvel film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.