Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven is an American true crime drama television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer. It premiered on April 28, 2022, on Hulu. Andrew Garfield and Gil Birmingham star as two detectives investigating a brutal murder and its connections to Mormonism. The series, while reigniting controversy in the Mormon faith, received positive reviews, particularly for Garfield's and Wyatt Russell's performance. Premise The faith of police detective Jeb Pyre is shaken when investigating the murder of a Latter-day Saint mother and her baby daughter that seems to involve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Cast Main Andrew Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre, a Latter-day Saint detective for the East Rockwell, Utah police department Gil Birmingham as Detective Bill Taba, a Southern Paiute man and non-Latter-day Saint, another detective Adelaide Clemens as Rebecca Pyre, Jeb's wife Sandra Seacat as Josie Pyre, Jeb's mother who is suffering from dementia