Angels in America (2003)

The messenger has arrived.

TV Series · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Rated 7.6/10 on TMDB · First aired December 7, 2003 · Ended

Overview

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 as disease 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.

Created by Tony Kushner

Cast

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

Seasons

• Limited Series · 6 episodes · 2003

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