
Love & Death
Not every dream has a perfect ending.
Created by David E. Kelley
A dark, intimate true-crime miniseries about suburban transgression and violence, grounded in small-town Texas life and the moral ambiguity of a brutal crime.
Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore — two churchgoing couples — enjoy their small town Texas life... until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.
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Questions people ask
Is Love & Death violent? Yes, very. More violent than 94% of series.
Does Love & Death leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 93% of series.
Is Love & Death sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Love & Death scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Love & Death easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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