How to watch Under the Banner of Heaven online right now — release date and time, trailer and cast

Andrew Garfield in Under the Banner of Heaven

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You can now watch Under the Banner of Heaven online, and dive into a true crime double-homicide that shook one detective's faith. Yes, if that title is familiar, Hulu has indeed adapted Jon Krakauer's best-selling book into a new series starring Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Under the Banner of Heaven start time, channel

• Date — Under the Banner of Heaven debuted today (Thursday, April 28) with its first two episodes
• Time — 3 a.m. ET
• U.S. — Watch on Hulu
• U.K., Can. Aus. and others — Watch on the Disney Plus Star Channel

Under the Banner of Heaven is set in 1984, and follows soft-spoken detective Jeb Pyre (Garfield), whose devout Mormon faith is shaken by what he finds in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. Pyre is here to investigate the death of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter.

The town is so quaint and nice that Pyre is the kind of detective who thought his community didn't even need to lock its doors. While townsfolk tell Pyre to stop digging, his discoveries go past those two.

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Once Pyre gets to the root of the story, he reveals hidden truths about the origin of the LDS religion, facts that rock Pyre's core.

Here's everything you need to know to watch Under the Banner of Heaven online. Plus, check out the trailer below.

In the U.S., viewers can watch Under the Banner of Heaven beginning today (April 28) at 3 a.m. ET on Hulu. The first two episodes dropped together. Yes, even though Under the Banner of Heaven is an FX show, it's also a Hulu exclusive. Weird, eh?

Hulu is one of the best streaming services, but not just for shows such as Under the Banner of Heaven. Its ability to let you watch currently airing shows on a single day delay is a prime example of how Hulu helps you cut the cord.

Future episodes will be released weekly for the remainder of the eight-episode season.

Since Hulu isn't international, the Disney Plus Star Channel is going to be how people around the world — in Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore — watch Under the Banner of Heaven.

The series debuts Thursday (April 28).

Cops see a whole lot of grisly crime scenes, but the Under the Banner of Heaven trailer kicks off by showing how one officer is unable to hold it together as he photographs evidence. We then meet Jeb Pyre (Garfield) who we hear praying for guidance from the lord while we see him exploring the same crime scene. The trailer also shows how this town is seemingly a bit too quaint for the crimes that are at hand.

Andrew Garfield (tick, tick...BOOM!) leads Under the Banner of Heaven's cast as the pious Detective Jeb Pyre, whose religion isn't helping him a whole lot during a particularly disturbing case. Sam Worthington (Avatar) plays primary suspect Ron Lafferty.

Andrew Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre
Daisy Edgar-Jones as Brenda Lafferty
Sam Worthington as Ron Lafferty
Denise Gough as Dianna Lafferty
Wyatt Russell as Dan Lafferty
Billy Howle as Allen Lafferty
Gil Birmingham as Bill Taba
Adelaide Clemens as Rebecca Pyre
Rory Culkin as Samuel Lafferty
Seth Numrich as Robin Lafferty
Chloe Pirrie as Matilda Lafferty
Sandra Seacat as Josie Pyre
Christopher Heyerdahl as Ammon Lafferty

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