Actor
Patrick Fugit has boarded the cast of original limited series "
Love and Death
". Fugit joins "
Judas and the Black Messiah
" actor
Jesse Plemons and "WandaVision" star
Elizabeth Olsen in the series, based on the true story of Texas housewife
Candy Montgomery
, who killed her friend, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.
He is best known for featuring in films such as "Gone Girl", "
Almost Famous
", "
First Man
" and "Thanks for Sharing".
The actor will essay the role of Pat Montgomery, the husband of Olsen's Candy Montgomery.
Plemons will be starring as Betty Gore's husband Allan Gore.
The show hails from writer David E Kelley, who also serves as an executive producer along with Hollywood star
Nicole Kidman.
Lesli Linka Glatter is attached to direct the show, which is inspired by the book "Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs" and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly ("Love & Death In Silicon Prairie, Part I & II").
Lionsgate Television is producing the series.
Apart from "Love and Death", Candy Montgomery is also the subject of Elisabeth Moss-starrer limited series "Candy", which is currently in development at Hulu.
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