Miniseries · Hulu
Candy
Inspired by disturbingly true events.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jessica Biel
Candy Montgomery
5 eps
Melanie Lynskey
Betty Gore
5 eps
Pablo Schreiber
Allan Gore
5 eps
Timothy Simons
Pat Montgomery
5 eps
Raúl Esparza
Don Crowder
5 eps
Jessie Mueller
Sherry Cleckler
5 eps
Coley Campany
Linda
5 eps
Sharon Conley
Sandra Lockett
5 eps
Aven Lotz
Becky Montgomery
5 eps
Dash McCloud
Jason Montgomery
5 eps
Justin Timberlake
Deputy Steve Deffibaugh (uncredited)
2 eps
Russell Thomas
Jeffery Lockett
3 eps
Jason Ritter
Deputy Denny Reese
2 eps
Jamie Anne Allman
Elaine
4 eps
Sunkrish Bala
Sid
1 eps
Adam Bartley
Richard
2 eps
Bruce McKinnon
Jerry
2 eps
Antonella Rose
Christina Gore
4 eps
Jose Miguel Vasquez
Lester Gayler
2 eps
Lauren Halperin
Tommy
1 eps
Luis R. Hernandez
Allan's Boss
1 eps
Sara Lynn Holbrook
Waitress
1 eps
Alex Mitchell
DFW Bank Teller
1 eps
Jordan Patrick
Reverend Ron
2 eps
Billie Roy
Kimmy
1 eps
Daniel Pransky
Desk Clerk
1 eps
Hudson Hughes
Davey
1 eps
Selena Anduze
Jackie Ponder
1 eps
Tim Ware
Judge Ryan
3 eps
Preston James Hillier
Chuck
1 eps
Robert Mello
Earl
1 eps
Peyton Waldrep
Girl
1 eps
Jason Davis
Jack Barton
1 eps
Liz McGeever
Mary Lou Barton
1 eps
Jesse Gallegos
Robert Udashen
2 eps
Annie Cook
Mrs. Pomeroy
2 eps
Elisabeth Lewis Corley
Don's Mother
1 eps
Rick Espaillat
Bob Pomeroy
2 eps
Jack Landry
Tom Cleckler
2 eps
Shaun Lynch
Deputy Dave
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Candy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Candy reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Cover Girl
The truth closes in on the Montgomerys. Allan deals with the fallout of the previous day.
- Directed by Tara Nicole Weyr
- Written by Elise Brown
S01E05
The Fight
Candy tells her story.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Brett Johnson, David Matthews
S01E01
Friday the 13th
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.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Robin Veith
S01E02
Happy Wife, Happy Life
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.
- Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
- Written by David Matthews
S01E03
Overkill
Candy and Betty relish in new friendships.
- Directed by Benjamin Semanoff
- Written by Brett Johnson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
The Fight
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Brett Johnson, David Matthews
S01E02
Happy Wife, Happy Life
- Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
- Written by David Matthews
S01E01
Friday the 13th
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Robin Veith
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Nick Antosca
Creator
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Robin Veith
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Michelle Purple
Executive producer
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Alex Hedlund
Executive producer
Jessica Biel
Executive producer
Michael Uppendahl
Executive producer
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Brett Johnson
Writer
David Matthews
Writer
Elise Brown
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mitch EngelProducer
- Michelle PurpleExecutive Producer
- Jim AtkinsonProducer
- Alex HedlundExecutive Producer
- Jessica BielExecutive Producer
- Nick AntoscaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Brett JohnsonWriter
- David MatthewsWriter
- Elise BrownWriter
- Robin VeithWriter
Direction
- Benjamin SemanoffDirector
- Michael UppendahlDirector
- Tara Nicole WeyrDirector
- Jennifer GetzingerDirector
Cinematography
- Simon DennisDirector of Photography
Music
- Ariel MarxOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HuluStreaming
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