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TV-MA | 1 hour (approx.) | Crime, Drama | 2022 (USA) A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder seemingly connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. Episode ListS1 E01 “When God Was Love” (aired 28 April 2022) INFORMATIONRated: TV-MA |
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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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Gillian Berrie, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer
Release Dates: 28 April 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Gillian Berrie, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer
Release Dates: 28 April 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer, Dustin Lance Black
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer
Release Dates: 5 May 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer, Dustin Lance Black
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer, Gina Welch
Release Dates: 12 May 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer, Dustin Lance Black
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer, Brandon Boyce
Release Dates: 19 May 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer, Dustin Lance Black
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer, Gina Welch
Release Dates: 26 May 2022 (USA) – other countries
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
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Leslie Cowan, Brian Dennis, Jon Krakauer, Dustin Lance Black
Writer(s): Dustin Lance Black, Jon Krakauer, Brandon Boyce
Release Dates: 2 June 2022 (USA) – other countries
Accolades/Awards
Award | Category | Recipient/Nominee(s) | Result |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series | Andrew Garfield | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Andrew Garfield | Nominated |
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