Press Room
May 2, 2024
Texas Monthly Wins Two Awards
Congratulations to Sandi Villarreal and Texas Monthly Studio on these achievements.
Love & Death
Press Room
April 11, 2024
‘The Official Love & Death Podcast’ Nominated for Webby Award
Voting is open until Thursday, April 18.
Press Room
April 1, 2024
‘Love & Death’ Nominated for BAFTA TV Award
The nomination marks the show's seventeenth since premiering in 2023.
Style & Design
September 12, 2023
North Texans Are Rallying to Save a Marvel of Space-age Architecture—and a True Crime Landmark
The Como Motel, where Candy Montgomery famously met up with Allan Gore, has recently been sold. Locals are organizing to ensure it doesn’t end up as a parking lot.
Film & TV
June 13, 2023
Meet the Texan Director Behind Some of Your Favorite TV Shows
‘Mad Men.’ ‘Homeland.’ ‘Love & Death.’ The current golden age of television wouldn’t be the same without the work of Dallas native Lesli Linka Glatter.
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May 25, 2023
Episode 7: “Sssshh” with Elizabeth Olsen, Lesli Linka Glatter & Michael Hall
Host Nancy Miller sits down with Elizabeth Olsen in the final episode of the series to take a deeper look at who Candy Montgomery was in the aftermath of her trial.
Film & TV
May 25, 2023
Did Junk Science Help Candy Montgomery Get Away With Murder?
Hypnosis played a critical role in the real-life case depicted in Max’s ‘Love & Death.’ But was it good science? Here’s what the experts say.
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May 18, 2023
Episode 6: “The Big Top” with Tom Pelphrey & Mike Hall
Host Nancy Miller speaks with Tom Pelphery, who brings to life the scene-stealing lawyer Don Crowder. Pelphery explains how he got the part and how much effort went into the role, including the tan.
The Stand Up Desk
May 17, 2023
How Texas Monthly Went Hollywood
Meet our executive producer Megan Creydt, who’s shepherding dozens of the magazine’s stories to the silver screen.
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May 11, 2023
Episode 5: “The Arrest” with Patrick Fugit, Audrey Fisher & Emily McCullar
Host Nancy Miller sits down with Patrick Fugit, who plays Pat Mongomery, and takes a deep dive into the psyche behind the character. Series costume designer Audrey Fisher talks with Miller about her experience of turning the series actors into their 1970s and 1980s characters. Texas Monthly senior editor Emily
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May 4, 2023
Episode 4: “Do No Evil” with David E. Kelley, Lesli Linka Glatter, & Skip Hollandsworth
Host Nancy Miller brings back show creators David E. Kelley and Lesli Linka Glatter to discuss this pivotal episode and how they carefully handled shifting from a period drama to a crime thriller. Texas Monthly executive editor Skip Hollandsworth also returns to describe how one reports a stranger-than-fiction murder such
Film & TV
May 4, 2023
How Elizabeth Olsen and Holly Hunter Captured the Not-So-Quiet Desperation of Texas Women
What makes the Texas woman unique? What makes her distinct from the demure Southern belle or the rugged, rifle-toting frontierswoman of the American West? As the novelist and Texas Monthly contributor Sarah Bird suggests in her 2016 essay collection, A Love Letter to Texas Women, maybe
Press Room
May 1, 2023
Texas Monthly Produces Official ‘Love & Death’ Companion Podcast
The award-winning in-house agency was tapped to produce the companion podcast—alongside HBO Max—for the highly anticipated limited series.
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April 29, 2023
Episode 3: “Stepping Stone” with Jeff Russo, Krysten Ritter & Mimi Swartz
Host Nancy Miller turns the beat around in Episode 3 with composer Jeff Russo to better understand the task of creating the musical backdrop for a compelling drama. Miller also speaks with Kyrsten Ritter, who attributes her Aunt Sharon to the inspiration behind her character, Sherry Cleckler. Texas Monthly executive
Film & TV
April 28, 2023
Making ‘Love & Death’: Lesli Linka Glatter, Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, and Patrick Fugit
The show's cast and director reflect on the HBO Max series, based on a 1984 story written in Texas Monthly.
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April 28, 2023
Episode 2: “Encounters” with Lily Rabe, Jesse Plemons, Suzuki Ingerslev & Sean O’ Neal
Host Nancy Miller sits down with Jesse Plemons and Lily Rabe to unpack Betty and Allan Gore’s emotional relationship. Miller travels back in time with production designer Suzuki Ingerslev to understand what it takes to bring late 1970s Texas to life.
Film & TV
April 28, 2023
HBO Max’s ‘Love & Death’ Needed a Home for an Axe Killer. They Chose Mine.
HBO Max turned my house into that of Candy Montgomery, played by Elizabeth Olsen. Then things got hyperreal.
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April 27, 2023
Episode 1: “The Huntress” with David E. Kelley, Lesli Linka Glatter, Elizabeth Olsen, & Skip Hollandsworth
Host Nancy Miller talks with show writer and creator David E. Kelley and executive producer and director Lesli Linka Glatter on how they adapted the Texas Monthly articles and book to tell the real-life story of Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore.
Press Room
March 23, 2023
HBO Max Releases Official Trailer for ‘Love & Death’
Get a taste of what’s to come in the highly anticipated limited series.
Press Room
February 16, 2023
HBO Max Announces ‘Love & Death’ Premiere Date
HBO Max’s highly anticipated limited series is set to premiere this April. Plus, it’ll have a SXSW debut.
The Stand Up Desk
January 25, 2023
The True-Crime Classic That Inspired HBO Max’s Forthcoming ‘Love & Death’
In reporting how Candy Montgomery came to murder her lover’s wife, the authors recall trying to capture a “time and place in Texas history.”
Film & TV
December 17, 2021
HBO and HBO Max to Get First Dibs on Texas Monthly Stories
The premier entertainment brands are entering a three-year deal with the National Magazine of Texas that gives them a “first look” at articles and podcasts they’re interested in adapting as TV series.
True Crime
February 1, 1984
Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore
Candy Montgomery thought her affair with Allan Gore was over, until she found herself fighting for her life against Allan’s wife.
True Crime
January 21, 1984
Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery’s Affair
Urban refugees fleeing high-tech Dallas have created ersatz rural communities in the nearby countryside. This isolated, pastoral life sometimes erupts into adultery and murder.