Elizabeth Olsen's explosive new crime series Love & Death to premiere express from the US

• Based on a real-life trial, Love & Death, HBO Max's latest title, will premiere on M-Net, express from the US on 1 May.
• Love & Death tells the unbelievable true story of Candy Montgomery (played by Elizabeth Olsen), a 1980s Texas housewife accused of murder.
• The limited series 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.

Are you ready for an explosive new crime series? 

Based on a real-life trial, Love & Death, HBO Max's latest title, will premiere on M-Net, express from the US.

A riveting psychological drama from David E. Kelley (The Undoing and Big Little Lies) and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland), Love & Death tells the unbelievable true story of Candy Montgomery (played by Elizabeth Olsen), a 1980s Texas housewife accused of murder.

"Despite a loving family, a picture-perfect home, and an active presence at church, Candy cannot shake her sense of suburban boredom," reads the series synopsis.

"After an unexpectedly charged moment with fellow church member Allan Gore (played by Jesse Plemons), Candy finds just the risk-taking thrill missing from her life. Their ensuing, meticulously strategised affair unfolds mostly as planned – until their respective spouses, Pat (played by Patrick Fugit) and Betty (played by Lily Rabe), each discover their secret… and someone picks up an axe."

The first three episodes of the chilling seven-episode limited series will premiere on M-Net (DStv 101) on Friday, 28 April at 03:00. Thereafter, the episodes will be available on DStv CatchUp, followed by the prime-time release on Monday, 1 May at 21:00.

With Love & Death's all-star cast, the limited series promises depth with substance, and the complex, psychological nuance necessary for such an unbelievable true crime story.

"It is an intriguing story about two women in a small town whose frustrations and desires culminate in a tragic event," Waldimar Pelser, Director of Premium Channels at M-Net, said in statement. 

The HBO Max Original series is co-produced by Lionsgate.

Executive producers include David E. Kelley; Nicole Kidman and Per Saari;  Lesli Linka Glatter; Scott Brown and Megan Creydt; Matthew Tinker; Michael Klick, and Helen Verno.

The limited series 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.