Name: Under the Banner of Heaven
Released: 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones

TV Show · Drama · Crime

As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates the murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb of the Salt Lake Valley, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - and the violent consequences of unyielding faith.

2022 · 1h 8m

Starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones

EPISODE 1

When God Was Love

Detectives Jeb Pyre and Bill Taba investigate the brutal, sinister murders of an LDS woman, Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in Utah's typically serene Salt Lake Valley in 1984.
EPISODE 2

Rightful Place

With a lead suspect in custody, the investigation uncovers more ominous questions than answers as the hidden history of the once-admired Lafferty family is exposed.
EPISODE 3

Surrender

The ongoing investigation leads Jeb Pyre and Taba into untrod woods where they unearth information that challenges Pyre's own faith and draws more of the Laffertys into suspicion - and custody.
EPISODE 4

Church and State

The investigation intensifies after Jeb Pyre uncovers details of the Lafferty family's fundamentalist beliefs, sparking a search for the missing Lafferty brothers, Ron and Dan, which puts Pyre at odds with his own church leaders.
EPISODE 5

One Mighty and Strong

With evidence now pointing squarely toward fundamentalist Mormonism, Pyre turns to LDS Church leaders for guidance but is met with roadblocks. Undeterred, he discovers a list of names that Brenda's killers plan to murder next.
EPISODE 6

Revelation

New details emerge about Brenda's attempt to reckon with some of the Lafferty family's most extreme members and beliefs, as Pyre and Taba hunt for those who killed Brenda before they can kill again.