Angels in America (2003)

12/07/2003 (US)

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The messenger has arrived.

Overview

Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.

Top Billed Cast

Al Pacino

Roy Cohn

6 Episodes

Justin Kirk

Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park

6 Episodes

Emma Thompson

Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel

6 Episodes

Patrick Wilson

Joe Pitt

6 Episodes

Meryl Streep

Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia

6 Episodes

Mary-Louise Parker

Harper Pitt

6 Episodes

Ben Shenkman

Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania

6 Episodes

Jeffrey Wright

Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

6 Episodes

Brian Markinson

Martin Heller

6 Episodes


Last Season

Limited Series

2003 | 6 Episodes

Millennium Approaches (Episodes 1-3): It is 1985 and AIDS is causing mass death in USA. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover, that he has AIDS; Louis, unable to handle it, leaves him. Joe Pitt, a Mormon and Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the US Department of Justice. Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet: Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil, Cohn to preserve his power and image. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, hallucinating constantly and longs to escape from her sexless marriage. An angel with ulterior motives commands Prior to become a prophet. Perestroika (Episodes 4-6): Prior is helped in his decision by Joe's mother, Hannah, and Belize, a close friend and drag queen. Joe leaves his wife and goes to live with Louis, but it does not work out because of ideological differences. Roy is diagnosed with AIDS and dying, while haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

new york city

aids

hiv

based on play or musical

miniseries

lgbt

gay theme

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