The Worst Episodes of Under the Banner of Heaven

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   7.5/10(1778 votes)

   #1 - When God Was Love

   S1:E14/28/2022

   Detectives Jeb Pyre and Bill Taba investigate the brutal, sinister murders of an LDS woman, Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in Utah’s typically serene Salt Lake Valley in 1984.

   Director:David Mackenzie

   Writer:Dustin Lance Black

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   Director:David Mackenzie

   Writer:Dustin Lance Black
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   7.5/10(1477 votes)

   #2 - Rightful Place

   S1:E24/28/2022

   With a lead suspect in custody, the investigation uncovers more ominous questions than answers as the hidden history of the once admired Lafferty family is exposed.

   Director:David Mackenzie

   Writer:Dustin Lance Black

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   Director:David Mackenzie

   Writer:Dustin Lance Black
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   7.6/10(1176 votes)

   #3 - Church and State

   S1:E45/12/2022

   The investigation intensifies after Pyre uncovers details of the Lafferty family's fundamentalist beliefs, sparking a search for missing Lafferty brothers, Ron and Dan, and putting Pyre at odds with his own church leaders.

   Director:Courtney Hunt

   Writer:Gina Welch

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   Director:Courtney Hunt

   Writer:Gina Welch
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   7.7/10(1299 votes)

   #4 - Surrender

   S1:E35/5/2022

   The ongoing investigation leads Pyre and Taba into untrod woods where they unearth information that challenges Pyre's own faith, and draw more Laffertys into suspicion and custody.

   Director:Courtney Hunt

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Courtney Hunt

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.7/10(1114 votes)

   #5 - Revelation

   S1:E65/26/2022

   New details emerge about Brenda's attempt to reckon with some of the Lafferty family's most extreme members and beliefs, as Pyre and Taba hunt for those who killed Brenda before they can kill again.

   Director:Isabel Sandoval

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Isabel Sandoval

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.9/10(1198 votes)

   #6 - One Mighty and Strong

   S1:E55/19/2022

   With evidence now pointing squarely toward fundamentalist Mormonism, Pyre turns to LDS Church leaders for guidance but is met with roadblocks. Undeterred, he discovers a list of names Brenda's killers plan to murder next.

   Director:Dustin Lance Black

   Writer:Brandon Boyce

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   Director:Dustin Lance Black

   Writer:Brandon Boyce
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   8.0/10(1131 votes)

   #7 - Blood Atonement

   S1:E76/2/2022

   As the details of the murders become clear, Pyre and Taba embark on an interstate manhunt, hoping to catch the killers before they complete their list of those to be "blood atoned."

   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writers:Dustin Lance Black, Brandon Boyce

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   Director:Thomas Schlamme

   Writers:Dustin Lance Black, Brandon Boyce