Angels in America is a 2003 American
HBO miniseries based on the
play by the same name.
Mike Nichols directed. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six disparate New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it has the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with
AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including
Reagan era politics, the spreading
AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.