Andrew Garfieldis putting his detective skills to work in the upcomingUnder the Banner of Heavenseries.
The new limited series debuting via FX on Hulu is based on author Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book of the same name. It follows a devout Mormon detective as his faith is tested when he’s tasked with investigating a murder seemingly connected to the church.
TheTick, Tick…Boom!star’s character, Detective Pyre, is an elder member of the Utah-based Latter Day Saints church. According to a description of the series, Pyre “begins to question some of the Church’s teachings through his contact with a suspected murderer.”
“So far, what we’ve found isn’t pointing outward,” Garfield’s Pyre says in the show’sfirst teaser trailer. “The evidence points to things and to beliefs that I have only ever heard whispering about.”
Adds Pyre, “I wonder how something so horrific could have come to pass.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones,Sam Worthington, Denise Gough,Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat and Christopher Heyerdahl also star in the true-crime drama.
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“After so many years of work, I’m incredibly grateful to Imagine and FX for their patience with and commitment to bringing this story to screen,” Black, who is now the show’s creator, said in a statement. “Raised in the LDS faith, my hope is that this true-crime thriller might shed light on the horrific brutalities perpetrated in the name of God in our own backyards.”
Balian added, “We are thrilled that David Mackenzie has come aboard as a director and to have Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in Under the Banner of Heaven.”
Under the Banner of Heavenis set to debut on FX via Hulu later this year.
source: people.com
