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Candy

Candy

Inspired by disturbingly true events.

TV-MA2022•54m•7.1/10
DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.1/10(228)

Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right — but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom. Until someone tells her to shush. With deadly results.

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Production

UCP, Eat the Cat, Iron Ocean, Boss Clown Productions, 20th Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 9, 2022

Last Aired

May 13, 2022

Networks

Hulu

Created By

Robin Veith, Nick Antosca

Trailers & Videos

Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Friday the 13th
E1
Friday the 13th
Air date: 2022-05-09
A normal day in the life of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery is interrupted by a beguiling incident. Meanwhile, Allan Gore, away on business, tries to contact his eerily absent wife Betty.
Happy Wife, Happy Life
E2
Happy Wife, Happy Life
Air date: 2022-05-10
Two years before the incident, Candy and Betty are shocked when their beloved pastor Jackie announces her divorce. Candy considers her own love life, while Betty takes on a troubled foster child.
Overkill
E3
Overkill
Air date: 2022-05-11
Candy and Betty relish in new friendships.
Cover Girl
E4
Cover Girl
Air date: 2022-05-12
The truth closes in on the Montgomerys. Allan deals with the fallout of the previous day.
The Fight
E5
The Fight
Air date: 2022-05-13
Candy tells her story.

Cast

Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

Candy Montgomery

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Betty Gore

Pablo Schreiber

Pablo Schreiber

Allan Gore

Timothy Simons

Timothy Simons

Pat Montgomery

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Don Crowder

Jessie Mueller

Jessie Mueller

Sherry Cleckler

Coley Campany

Coley Campany

Linda

Sharon Conley

Sharon Conley

Sandra Lockett

Aven Lotz

Aven Lotz

Becky Montgomery

Dash McCloud

Dash McCloud

Jason Montgomery

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