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Season 1 – Angels in America

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Adapted from Tony Kushner's award-winning plays about social, sexual, religious and other issues facing 1980s America as the AIDS crisis gains momentum.
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Angels in America — Season 1

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In Angels in America, writer Tony Kushner and director Mike Nichols imaginatively and artistically deliver heavy, vital subject matter, colorfully imparted by a stellar cast.

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James Wolcott Daily Telegraph (UK) 02/21/2020
Framed inside a smaller box, Angels is contained and drained; it bogs down, betrays its seams and patches; its lofty scaffolding creaks. Go to Full Review
Tom Shales Washington Post 02/21/2020
"Angels in America" is one of the most dazzling movies ever made for television or any other means of projecting a film, but it dazzles the mind as well as the eye. Go to Full Review
Belinda Acosta Austin Chronicle 02/21/2020
The performances are uniformly, unabashedly, be-still-my-heart superb. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope 02/26/2024
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Directed by a Hollywood legend, and featuring an all star cast, and based on Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” you would expect this 2003 HBO miniseries to be golden, and it is. Go to Full Review
Alberto Carlos Espinof 01/23/2023
4.5/5
A fine work and a most theatrical adaptation. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael Cuby them. 10/31/2022
It's able to give an even greater power to the text’s fantastical elements, bringing them to life in even more electrifying ways than they could have ever done on stage. Go to Full Review
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Julian S @akajulianscott 02/02/2025 If only every miniseries could reach the brilliance of this one. ANGELS IN AMERICA is essential viewing. See more Andrew S @RT74952021 01/10/2025 I have never seen anything as life-affirming as this series. An absolute triumph in every way. See more Wc W @WcWeber 10/17/2024 I've seen this twice now. The acting, dialogue and settings are so well done. The great work begins. See more Jeff M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger 02/11/2024 Not often, but every once in a great while, film and television can transcend their normal limitations and become true works of art. This is one of the very best examples I've ever seen. Originally aired on HBO in 6 parts and currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime, this is a true epic of the highest order. The ensemble cast is absolutely extraordinary, and watching Pacino and Streep onscreen together for the first time is a film buff's dream. Their scenes together in the last episode are beyond legendary. The late director Mike Nichols has done some magnificent work over his esteemed career, but I believe this will be remembered as his greatest achievement. See more Conta N @RT28527904 08/08/2023 Uma das melhores séries de todos os tempos. See more rex w @RT11010153 02/20/2023 I was disappointed. Played more like a Shakespearian Broadway production rather than a movie. Jeffery Write was outstanding. The other acting performances were overrated. I fast-forwarded through some of the babbling chatter. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Dec 8, 2003 Chapter 1: Bad News A gay couple's relationship is tested when one tests positive for AIDS; a job offer from conservative icon Roy Cohn. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 9, 2003 Chapter 2: In Vitro Prior hears voices from his hospital bed; Louis solicits sex from strangers; Joe makes a confession to his mother. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 10, 2003 Chapter 3: The Messenger Prior returns home and is visited by a pair of spectral namesake ancestors who herald the arrival of 'the messenger." Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 15, 2003 Chapter 4: Stop Moving! While Joe is being seduced by Louis, Prior gets aroused by the baffled Angel; Roy's health worsens; Hannah tries to help. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 16, 2003 Chapter 5: Beyond Nelly Louis plans to meet with Prior; under the influence of morphine, Roy paints a picture of heaven; Prior drags Belize to the courthouse. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 17, 2003 Chapter 6: Heaven, I'm in Heaven Louis is badly scarred after a fight with Joe; Prior addresses a review board in heaven; Prior vows to live free of secrets. Details
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Season Info

Director
Mike Nichols
Screenwriter
Tony Kushner
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 8, 2003