Angels in America

• Drama
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Angels in America is a landmark drama series that originally premiered in 2003, adapting Tony Kushner's acclaimed two-part play. Set in 1985 Manhattan against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis and Reagan-era politics, the series weaves together the stories of Prior Walter, a man diagnosed with AIDS; Louis, his departing lover; Joe Pitt, a closeted Mormon attorney; and Harper, Joe's Valium-dependent wife—all while an angel descends with a mysterious mission.

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