Angels in America

Angels in America

ENDED1 Seasons6 Episodes7.6
NetworkHBO
First AiredDec 7, 2003
Last AiredDec 14, 2003
Runtime58 min
Created ByTony Kushner

God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, he's ill; Louis leaves but asvdisease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the Justice Department. Pitt and Cohn are closeted: Pitt, out of shame and religious turmoil; Cohn, to preserve his power and access. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, aching to escape a sexless marriage. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death.

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Cast

Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Roy Cohn
Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk
Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
Ben Shenkman
Ben Shenkman
Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker
Harper Pitt
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson
Joe Pitt

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, he's ill; Louis leaves but asvdisease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the Justice Department. Pitt and Cohn are closeted: Pitt, out of shame and religious turmoil; Cohn, to preserve his power and access. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, aching to escape a sexless marriage. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death.
Millennium Approaches: Bad News
E1Millennium Approaches: Bad News
Dec 7, 200366m7.4
Prior Walter is diagnosed with AIDS that changes his life and he must deal with such new obstacle. Moreover, his partner abandoned him. He has also increasing hallucinations and Mormon's mother comes to New York in order to save her son's marriage. Meanwhile, Roy Cohn checks into the hospital.
Millennium Approaches: In Vitro
E2Millennium Approaches: In Vitro
Dec 7, 200355m8.0
Louis abandons a hospitalized Prior; Joe and Roy confide in each other over drinks. Later, Prior hears voices from his hospital bed while Louis solicits sex from strangers, and Joe makes a drunken confession to his mother.
Millennium Approaches: The Messenger
E3Millennium Approaches: The Messenger
Dec 7, 200358m7.4
Prior returns home and is visited by a pair of spectral namesake ancestors who herald the arrival of the messenger; a tussle with Joe leaves Roy with the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg. Later, Joe and Louis hook up in Central Park while Prior meets the angelic messenger.
Perestroika: Stop Moving!
E4Perestroika: Stop Moving!
Dec 14, 200357m7.6
The story continues with Prior finally confronting the visions, Cohn desperately trying to manipulate the system to his benefit - all the while haunted by one of his victims, and Harper attempting to regain control of her life.
Perestroika: Beyond Nelly
E5Perestroika: Beyond Nelly
Dec 14, 200363m6.1
Louis arranges a meeting with Prior; Joe visits Roy in the hospital and gets an unwelcome father's blessing; Prior drags Belize to the courthouse for a surprise meeting with the clerk and later strikes up a friendship with Hannah. High on morphine, Roy paints a different picture of heaven.
Perestroika: Heaven, I'm in Heaven
E6Perestroika: Heaven, I'm in Heaven
Dec 14, 200376m
A fight with Joe leaves Louis badly scarred; Roy plays a final practical joke on Ethel; Prior wrestles the Angel and then addresses a review board in Heaven; Harper heads out West; Prior, outliving his diagnosis, pays a visit to his favorite angel and vows to keep living--free of secrets.

About Angels in America

Angels in America is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series on HBO. The show first aired on Dec 7, 2003 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. Angels in America has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.6/10 based on 248 votes. The cast includes Al Pacino, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Meryl Streep. Created by Tony Kushner.

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