Hulu has set an April premiere date for FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven limited series from Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Inspired by true crime bestseller Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, will release exclusively on Hulu in the US on April 28. It will then release on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The premiere will feature the first two episodes, with a new episode released weekly for the next five weeks. FX also released the first photo above.
Created by Black, Under the Banner of Heaven follows the events that lead to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Edgar-Jones) and her young daughter in suburban Salt Lake Valley, Utah.
When Detective Jeb Pyre (Garfield) investigates the events that took place in the Lafferty family, he uncovers a hidden truth about the origins of the LDS religion and the cruel consequences of unwavering faith. What the devout Mormon Pyre finds makes him question his own faith.
Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Hole, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Namrich, Chloe Pirrie and Sandra Sikat also star.
Black also serves as showrunner and executive producer with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Anna Culp for Imagine Television; Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films; David Mackenzie and Gillian Berry. Under the Banner of Heaven is produced by FX Productions.