TV Series2022 · 1 season · 5 episodes · Ended

Candy

Name: Candy
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, Pablo Schreiber, Timothy Simons, Raúl Esparza

Taste attributes: crimedramabiographyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs

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"Inspired by disturbingly true events."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty crime series, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 84 votes

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Season

Miniseries

· 2022 · 5 episodes

Episodes (5)

1Friday the 13th9 May 2022
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.
2Happy Wife, Happy Life10 May 2022
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.
3Overkill11 May 2022
Candy and Betty relish in new friendships.
4Cover Girl12 May 2022
The truth closes in on the Montgomerys. Allan deals with the fallout of the previous day.
5The Fight13 May 2022
Candy tells her story.

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB