Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
Jessica BielandMelanie Lynskey’s new Hulu series,Candy, has a big surprise in store for viewers.
In the true-crime drama’s fourth episode titled “Cover Girl,“Justin TimberlakeandJason Ritterappear as special guest stars. Their appearance, of course, is even sweeter since Timberlake is married to Biel, 40, and Ritter is married to Lynskey, 44.
Timberlake, 41, portrays Deputy Steve Deffibaugh. His character is the real-life officer who led the 1980 criminal investigation surrounding Betty Gore’s (Lynskey) murder. Biel’s titular Candy Montgomery was accused of murdering Gore in Wylie, Texas, after having an affair with the victim’s husband. (The judge overseeing the real-life ruled that Montgomery was not guilty.)
As for Ritter, the 42-year-oldRaising Dionalum plays Timberlake’s character’s partner, Deputy Denny Reese.
Tina Rowden/Hulu
Explaining how Timberlake and Ritter’s cameos came to be, Biel said that the “Can’t Stop the Feeling” crooner became interested in playing Deputy Deffibaugh after reading the script. Biel added that Timberlake was reading the script “because I always ask him for his opinion on everything I’m doing.”
“He said, ‘Oh, who’s playing this character?’ I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know, probably somebody local. We don’t have any money left,'” Biel, who is also an executive producer onCandy, toldEntertainment Tonight. “And he goes, ‘I want to play it.'”
Timberlake’s casting inspired co-creator and showrunner Robin Veith to bring Ritter on board as well, particularly after seeing a photo of the actor rocking a mustache.
Melanie Lynskey and Jessica Biel in Candy.Tina Rowden/Hulu
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Unfortunately viewers won’t get to see Ritter in a mustache on screen. According to Lynskey, “He had to lose the ‘stache.”
Biel and Timberlake, who have been married since 2012, share sons Silas, 7, and Phineas, 2. Before Lynskey and Ritter got married in 2020, the longtime couple welcomed a daughter together in 2018.
Candypremiered Monday on Hulu. Pablo Schreiber, Timothy Simons and Raúl Esparza round out the five-episode show’s cast.
Elizabeth Olsenis the next actress set to portray Montgomery inLove and Death, which is slated to premiere on HBO Max later this year.
source: people.com
