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.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Stars: Al Pacino, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Meryl Streep, Jeffrey Wright
Crew: Michael Haley, Tony Kushner, Tony Kushner, Paul A. Levin, Marco Valerio Pugini, Evyen Klean
Country: US
Studio: HBO
Runtime: 58:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Dec 07, 2003
Last air date: Dec 14, 2003
Episode: 6 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 3.4
Keywords:new york city, angel, aids, drag queen, drug addiction, heaven, terminal illness, ronald reagan, hiv, based on play or musical, miniseries, social commentary, cross dressing, sexual repression, mormon, lgbt, 1980s, closeted homosexual, gay theme, political drama, republican, mother-in-law daughter-in-law relationship, central park
