Under the Banner of Heaven
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Overview
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Gillian Berrie
Creator / EP
Brian Dennis
Producer
Episodes
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.
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.
3. Surrender
The ongoing investigation leads Pyre and Taba into untrod woods where they unearth information that challenges Pyre's own faith, and draw more Laffertys into suspicion and custody.
Cast & Crew
Andrew Garfield
Detective Jeb Pyre
Sam Worthington
Ron Lafferty
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Brenda Lafferty
Denise Gough
Dianna Lafferty
Wyatt Russell
Dan Lafferty
Billy Howle
Allen Lafferty
