Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
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About
"a faith crisis disguised as a murder case"
A detective investigating the brutal murder of a young mother and her infant daughter in a devout Mormon community finds the case pulling at the seams of his own faith. The series toggles between the police procedural and flashbacks into 19th-century religious history, building an unsettling portrait of extremism hiding behind respectability. It's slow, heavy, and often bleak, carried by a quietly unraveling lead performance rather than plot twists. More meditation on belief and violence than whodunit thriller, though the mystery keeps you moving through it.
the lead performance's slow unraveling as investigation and personal faith collide.
you want a brisk procedural rather than a somber meditation on religion and violence.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | When God Was Love | 7.5 | 2K | 68 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Rightful Place | 7.5 | 2K | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Surrender | 7.7 | 1K | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Church and State | 7.6 | 1K | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | One Mighty and Strong | 7.9 | 1K | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Revelation | 7.7 | 1K | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Blood Atonement | 8.0 | 1K | 88 min |