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7.7 1 Seasons • 6 Episodes

Angels in America - Limited Series

"The messenger has arrived."

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.

Top 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

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 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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