{"id":21785,"date":"2022-04-08T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=21785"},"modified":"2022-12-05T23:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T04:19:52","slug":"luis-de-leon-reviews-hulu-series-candy-for-theword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/luis-de-leon-reviews-hulu-series-candy-for-theword\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impression of New Hulu Thriller <i>Candy<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulu?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a> recently revealed a first look into its new limited series \u201cCandy,\u201d starring Jessica Biel, and it looks promising. The series will premiere Monday, May 9, and will cap off its five-night event with a finale on Friday, May 13th.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EzWKL1PnPY4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the publicity material sent this reviewer&#8217;s way and the true life account it\u2019s based on, I would be surprised if Candy doesn&#8217;t get high ratings for being thrillingly horrific. It\u2019s steeped in deception, suspense and drama.<\/p>\n<p>Storyline snippet: Within 3 years of moving into a new neighborhood, Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biehl) has an affair, eventually slays, unmercifully, her paramour\u2019s wife (Betty Gore played by Melanie Lynskey), yet, is subsequently acquitted after being arrested and indicted for murder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theodysseyonline.com\/hollywood-and-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If the series doesn\u2019t take too much creative and theatrical liberties<\/a>,\u00a0 Candy could rake up ratings. This is Jessica Biel\u2019s fourth time producing and starring in a show of her own. She is riding the waves of the success of\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sinner_(TV_series)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sinner TV series.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Co-star Melanie Lynskey as Betty Gore recently won the Critics\u2019 Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/yellowjackets\/s01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellowjackets TV series<\/a>.\u00a0 Both actresses enjoyed a lot of success with this genre, a story contingent on how these women interact \u2013 \u00a0a better pair couldn\u2019t have been selected even with the late scratch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.distractify.com\/p\/hulu-candy-elisabeth-mos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Moss who would\u2019ve played Candy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are a fan of high tension thrillers ripe with suspense and betrayal, tune in May 9 and be ready for the high-octane finale Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Luis De Leon can be reached at ldeleon1129@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within 3 years of moving into a new neighborhood, Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biehl) has an affair, eventually slays, unmercifully, her paramour\u2019s wife (Betty Gore played by Melanie Lynskey), yet, is subsequently acquitted after being arrested and indicted for murder. 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