Overview

• The series is inspired by the true story of the 1984 murders of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her daughter, drawing from Jon Krakauer's book 'Under the Banner of Heaven'.
• Andrew Garfield stars as Detective Jeb Pyre, investigating the murders within the Mormon community, with his faith deeply challenged.
• The Mormon church has criticized the series for its portrayal of the faith as misogynistic, violent, and cult-like.
• Mormon fundamentalists Ron and Dan Lafferty, Brenda's brothers-in-law, committed the murders, claiming divine instruction.
• The series has been a passion project for screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who spent a decade adapting Krakauer's book for the screen.