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Angels in America

TV·2003–2003·1 season, 6 episodes·HBO·Drama, Fantasy·1h·8.0·Created by Tony Kushner

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Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson lead an all-star cast in an epic movie event directed Mike Nichols and screenplay by Tony Kushner based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play: Angels in America.

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  1. 01Angels in America S01E01Millennium Approaches: Chapter One - Bad NewsS01E01 · 8.5A powerful lawyer receives difficult news from his doctor; a Mormon couple adjusts to life in New York City; a scion of a wealthy family copes with an illness.
  2. 02Angels in America S01E06Perestroika: Chapter Six - Heaven, I'm in HeavenS01E06 · 6.0Belize seizes an opportunity to help others in need; Harper makes a decision about her future; Prior fights for his life at the gates of heaven.

Cast

Al PacinoAl PacinoRoy CohnBen ShenkmanBen ShenkmanLouis IronsonJustin KirkJustin KirkPrior WalterMary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerHarper PittPatrick WilsonPatrick WilsonJoe PittJeffrey WrightJeffrey WrightMr. LiesEmma ThompsonEmma ThompsonNurse EmilyMeryl StreepMeryl StreepHannah Pitt

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2003Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Angels in America S01E01Millennium Approaches: Chapter One - Bad NewsDecember 7, 2003 8.5A powerful lawyer receives difficult news from his doctor; a Mormon couple adjusts to life in New York City; a scion of a wealthy family cop
  2. S01E02Angels in America S01E02Millennium Approaches: Chapter Two - In VitroDecember 7, 2003—A man struggles with his partner's illness; a distraught Mormon housewife copes with her husband's strange behavior.
  3. S01E03Angels in America S01E03Millennium Approaches: Chapter Three - The MessengerDecember 7, 2003—A Mormon couple reach a crossroads in their marriage; a lawyer encounters a face from his past; a patient is warned of an impending arrival.
  4. S01E04Angels in America S01E04Perestroika: Chapter Four - Stop Moving!December 14, 2003—Prior is confused by his fantastic encounter with an angel; Joe feels liberated by a new relationship; Roy Cohn is hospitalized as his condi
  5. S01E05Angels in America S01E05Perestroika: Chapter Five - Beyond NellyDecember 14, 2003—Roy pulls strings to obtain an extremely rare prescription; Louis is overcome with guilt for leaving his lover; Hannah befriends Prior in hi
  6. S01E06Angels in America S01E06Perestroika: Chapter Six - Heaven, I'm in HeavenDecember 14, 2003 6.0Belize seizes an opportunity to help others in need; Harper makes a decision about her future; Prior fights for his life at the gates of hea

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