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Under the Banner of Heaven S1E1 — When God Was Love

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Under the Banner of Heaven•Season 1•Episode 1

When God Was Love

7.5/10 · 1,877 votesApr 28, 202265 min

Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byDavid Mackenzie

Written byDustin Lance Black

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Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Detective Jeb Pyre

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Ron Lafferty

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Brenda Lafferty

Denise Gough

Denise Gough

Dianna Lafferty

Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Russell

Dan Lafferty

Billy Howle

Billy Howle

Allen Lafferty

Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie

Matilda Lafferty

Seth Numrich

Seth Numrich

Robin Lafferty

Adelaide Clemens

Adelaide Clemens

Rebecca Pyre

Rory Culkin

Rory Culkin

Samuel Lafferty

Gil Birmingham

Gil Birmingham

Detective Bill Taba

Megan Leitch

Megan Leitch

Doreen Lafferty

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David Mackenzie

David Mackenzie

Director

Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black

Writer

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Episode Summary

"When God Was Love" is episode 1 of Under the Banner of Heaven season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 1,877 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by David Mackenzie and written by Dustin Lance Black, it aired on April 28, 2022.

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