2021 was a big year for Andrew Garfield as the 38-year-old actor starred and appeared in multiple big hits such as The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Tick,Tick...Boom! The latter earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Garfield is looking to continue his streak with Hulu’sUnder the Banner of Heaven, a true-crime miniseries.

Based on the 2003 book by Jon Krakauer, “Under the Banner of Heaven” is a nonfiction piece that focuses on a double murder committed by Ron and Dan Lafferty, two Mormon brothers who killed their sister-in-law Brenda and niece Erica in 1984. The brothers were former members of the School of Prophets, a small fundamentalist Mormon group, and Ron claimed he received visions from God ordering him to commit the murders.

Garfield will be seen as Pyre, the police detective assigned to investigate the Lafferty case. As he untangles the mystery and finds evidence linking the church to the crime, Pyre undergoes an ugly crisis of faith. The trailer sees the detective examining the crime scene, mixed with scenes of baptism and small-town life in Utah.

“The evidence points to things and beliefs that I’ve only ever heard whisperings about,” Garfield narrates in the teaser. “I wonder how something so horrific could have come to pass.”

Andrew Garfield Will be Seen as Police Detective, Pyre

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Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Brenda Lafferty, while Ron and Dan Lafferty are portrayed by Sam Worthington and Wyatt Russell. Denise Gough, Billy Howle, Allen Lafferty, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, and Christopher Heyerdahl are also part of the cast.

Under the Banner of Heaven marks Garfield’s first lead television role as he has until now only focused on film and theater. As mentioned before, he is also a current Oscar nominee for his lead performance in the Netflix musical Tick, Tick…Boom! Garfield also reprised his role as Peter Parker in the hit superhero film Spider-Man: No Way Home, along with Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland.

The miniseries was initially intended to be adapted into a feature film in 2011, with Dustin Lance Black set to write and Ron Howard set as director. Black remains the writer of the series, which is directed by David Mackenzie and Isabel Sandoval. Mackenzie and Black executive produce along with Howard, Jason Bateman, Gillian Berrie, Michael Costigan, Anna Culp, Samie Kim Falvey, and Brian Grazer.

Under the Banner of Heaven will premiere in Spring 2022.