Angels in America (2003)

Story

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

'I Am a Messenger' Trailer | Angels in America | HBO Classics · plays from YouTube

• Angels In America [ Official HBO Trailer ] (opens YouTube)

Series Cast

• Al Pacino Roy Cohn 6 episodes
• Justin Kirk Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park 6 episodes
• Ben Shenkman Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania 6 episodes
• Mary-Louise Parker Harper Pitt 6 episodes
• Meryl Streep Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia 6 episodes
• Jeffrey Wright Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa 6 episodes
• Patrick Wilson Joe Pitt 6 episodes
• Emma Thompson Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel 5 episodes
• Brian Markinson Martin Heller 5 episodes
• James Cromwell Roy's Doctor 4 episodes
• Florence Kastriner Mrs. Ironson 4 episodes
• Howard Pinhasik Mr. Ironson 4 episodes
• F Fatima Da Silva Cousin Doris 4 episodes
• M Melissa Wilder Louis' Sister 3 episodes
• Robin Weigert Mormon Mother 3 episodes
• David Zayas Super 3 episodes
• F Flotilla DeBarge Singer in Church 3 episodes
• L Lisa LeGuillou Nurse 3 episodes

Seasons

• Limited Series2003 · 6 episodes