‘Candy’: Melanie Lynskey Joins Jessica Biel In Hulu True-Crime Limited Series

Costar connection! Barry Watson knew that his 7th Heaven castmates Jessica Biel and Beverley Mitchell had big crushes on him when they worked together.

It’s not a hot take to say that David Lynch is a bit mysterious. He seemingly exists on an alternate creative plane than most people in Hollywood, making films and TV shows that are wholly unique, while also spending time making YouTube videos about the weather and crafting light fixtures for fun.

Melanie C and Chris Martin are teaming up!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTimothy Simons has joined the cast of “Candy” at Hulu, the true crime series about Candy Montgomery, Variety has learned exclusively.The show tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife in Silicon Prairie, Texas, who murdered her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax in 1980. Jessica Biel is attached to play Montgomery, while Melanie Lynskey will play Betty Gore.

Veep alum Timothy Simons is set to star opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy, based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) with an ax.

EXCLUSIVE: Brian d’Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Olivia Applegate (Euphoria), Mackenzie Astin (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Adam Cropper (Tenet) and Bruce McGill (Shades of Blue) have joined the cast of HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit and Lily Rabe star in the series from the Big Little Lies and The Undoing duo of David E.

Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is The New Black) is set as a lead opposite Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPablo Schreiber has signed onto the Hulu true crime series “Candy,” Variety has learned exclusively.The show tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a housewife in Silicon Prairie, Texas, who murdered her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax in 1980. Jessica Biel is attached to play Montgomery, while Melanie Lynskey will play Betty Gore.

Did you think a talking tree and gun-toting racoon were weird Marvel characters? Well, how about a Japanese snow monkey that dresses in a suit and becomes a world-class assassin? Yeah, we’re talking about one of the strangest Marvel creations, Hit-Monkey. As seen in the trailer for Hulu’s new animated Marvel series, “Hit-Monkey,” the deep-dive superhero is literally a monkey who is also a hitman.

Melanie Lynskey wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Togetherness. “Oh, my gosh. It’s one of my biggest heartbreaks. It’s hard to talk about,” the actress, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly. “It’s like when you bring up a friend’s boyfriend who dumped them. It was just one of the greatest joys. I would’ve done that show forever. I would have just kept doing it forever and ever.”

HBO Max has released the first images of Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. See the images above and below.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Castle Rock” and “Heavenly Creatures” star Melanie Lynskey is slated to portray the victim of real-life infamous murderess Candy Montgomery in a new Hulu limited series, entitled “Candy.” She will play Betty Gore, the small Texas town teacher, wife and mother who was axed to death on Friday the 13th, June 1980 in her laundry room by her church friend.

Emma Corrin will star in FX’s limited series, “Retreat,” TheWrap has learned.The project, from “The OA” creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, centers on an amateur sleuth as she attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat. Marling and Batmanglij will both direct.

Emma Corrin has booked her next role in The Retreat, opposite Brit Marling.

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off an award-winning turn as Princess Diana on Netflix’s The Crown, Emma Corrin has been tapped as the lead of Retreat, FX’s limited series from The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. Corrin will play Darby Hart, the amateur sleuth at the center of a murder mystery set at a secluded retreat.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are getting rid of their home in the Hollywood Hills.

Last year, it seemed like Elisabeth Moss was signing up for a ton of new projects, including a couple of new TV series and some films. One of those projects is the upcoming Hulu series, “Candy,” from the creators of “The Act.” And apparently, the streamer is ready to move ahead with a season of the series, but unfortunately, it seems that Moss is just too darn busy to stay attached, being replaced by Jessica Biel.

Jessica Biel has replaced Elisabeth Moss in Hulu’s upcoming scripted series about Candy Montgomery, which has now received an official green light.Moss had to depart the series over scheduling conflicts, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. “Candy” centers on Candy Montgomery, the infamous Texas murderer, and her victim, Betty Gore.