Heaven Sent
Based on Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book of the same name, Under the Banner of Heaven stars Andrew Garfield as detective Jeb Pyre, a devout Mormon who’s tasked with solving the gruesome 1984 murders of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in their Utah home. As Pyre investigates the case, he uncovers some shocking truths about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which leads him to question his faith. Oscarwinner Dustin Lance Black (Milk), who was raised in an LDS home, adapted the true-crime thriller for
TV. “My hope,” says Black, “is that it might shed light on the horrific brutalities perpetrated in the name of God in our own backyards.”
TUNE IN! Under the Banner of Heaven premieres April 28 on Hulu.