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Under the Banner of Heaven: New Series

Under the Banner Of Heaven is streaming from Monday 26 February on ITVX.

This original limited series inspired by the true crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, follows the murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in a suburb of the Salt Lake Valley.

As Detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) investigates events which transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and the violent consequences of unyielding faith. What Pyre, a devout Mormon, unearths leads him to question his own faith.

The seven episode limited series also stars Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billie Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie and Sandra Seacat.

Under The Banner of Heaven is created by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Also serving as executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Anna Culp for Imagine Television, Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films; David McKenzie and Gillian Berrie.