Plot
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 asvdisease 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.
Cast
as Roy Cohn
as Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
as Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
as Harper Pitt
as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
as Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
as Joe Pitt
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Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
December 7, 2003
Last Aired Date
December 14, 2003
Production Companies
HBO Films
Avenue Pictures
Avenue Entertainment
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
6
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2003|6 Episodes
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 asvdisease 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.
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