Under the Banner of Heaven: Season 1

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Under The Banner Of Heaven: The Lafferty Family

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HULU | Season Premiere Date: April 28, 2022

Summary: Detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) finds his faith tested while investigating a double murder that may be connected to an LDS family in this limited series from Dustin Lance Black and inspired by the true crime book by Jon Krakauer.

Creator: Dustin Lance Black

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. Blood Atonement
Air Date: June 2, 2022
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S1:E6. Revelation
Air Date: May 26, 2022
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S1:E5. One Mighty and Strong
Air Date: May 19, 2022

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Collider Emma Kiely

May 5, 2022

A slow-burn, compelling collision of faith and morality, Under the Banner of Heaven doesn’t ask the audience what is right and wrong but presents how morals can ultimately become skewed in the eyes of people who put their religion before their humanity, and the tragic consequences that inevitably ensue. Read full review

Lacy Baugher

Apr 25, 2022

One of the best things about Under the Banner of Heaven is that it isn’t Big Love or Book of Mormon. Instead, while it’s unflinching in its honesty about the dangers of fanaticism and the horrors of religious violence, it also remembers to give those evils a balancing and opposing good. Read full review

Kristi Turnquist

May 5, 2022

Though not everything works equally well (Howle’s Allen Lafferty is saddled with too many exposition-heavy scenes), “Under the Banner of Heaven” is both frightening and fascinating. Read full review

Niv M. Sultan

Apr 26, 2022

As Jeb discovers his anger, he gives shape to Under the Banner of Heaven’s central concern: the struggle to attain personal agency in the crushing course of history. Read full review

Rob Owen

Apr 28, 2022

When the focus is on Pyre, interrogations and the investigation, “Under the Banner of Heaven” can be a harrowing deep dive. But flashbacks that depict how tenets of the faith were rooted in the church’s history, while relevant to the characters’ motivations, leads to some plodding pacing. Read full review

The Telegraph Michael Hogan

Jul 27, 2022

Black let the story sprawl too much. Ultimately, this has the sheen of prestige TV without ever quite delivering. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Apr 28, 2022

There’s at once too much packed into the series’ installments and yet not enough, with Black and company expending unwarranted attention on a cornucopia of detours and diversions that are only sometimes fleshed out, go nowhere illuminating, and muddle this affair’s primary censure of the Mormon church as a violent 19th-century-style cult-y outfit. Read full review

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saimariejohnson

May 10, 2022

Engrossing true crime with shocking elements that had me from the moment I began viewing! Riveting and stunning that it is based on a book that was written on true events, but definitely worth the watch if you are a true crime enthusiast who enjoys religious zealotry stories based onEngrossing true crime with shocking elements that had me from the moment I began viewing! Riveting and stunning that it is based on a book that was written on true events, but definitely worth the watch if you are a true crime enthusiast who enjoys religious zealotry stories based on unimaginable events!… Expand

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OlivierPiel

Jun 25, 2022

The paradoxical "exotic" nature of the show -80's Mormon Meurica- is what makes this show intriguing of course, but the writing also cleverly unfurls the different plot lines so as to keep us on our toes, without resorting to clichéd plot devices and tropes.
On the other hand the cameraThe paradoxical "exotic" nature of the show -80's Mormon Meurica- is what makes this show intriguing of course, but the writing also cleverly unfurls the different plot lines so as to keep us on our toes, without resorting to clichéd plot devices and tropes.
On the other hand the camera work -the NYPD Blue jerky cam- is very irritating and almost ruins the show for me. The constant use of the same drab colour lenses is also a bit tired and lazy.
Garfield plays it safe, using his trademark fragile and delicate nature, but it fits the character quite well.
A good entertainment.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Apr 29, 2022

This one is thick with atmosphere. Kudos to the cinematographer, because they really create a claustrophobic pall over the entire series. Andrew Garfield is also knocking it out of the park. I find the religious undertones (laughable because they are in your face) to be respectful yetThis one is thick with atmosphere. Kudos to the cinematographer, because they really create a claustrophobic pall over the entire series. Andrew Garfield is also knocking it out of the park. I find the religious undertones (laughable because they are in your face) to be respectful yet creepy. I can only imagine how this pans out, but I'm hooked.… Expand

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