Angel (1999)

Directed by

Joss Whedon

Genre

action television series, horror television series, fantasy television series, paranormal television program

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 110 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 1,006 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A vampire cursed with a soul moves to Los Angeles and works as a private detective. He tries to help people in trouble while fighting his own dark nature and battling demons.

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What happens

Angel is an American supernatural drama television series, a spinoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffy's creator, writer and director Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt. It aired on The WB from October 5, 1999, to May 19, 2004, consisting of five seasons and 110 episodes. Like Buffy, it was produced by Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy. The show details the ongoing trials of Angel, a vampire whose human soul was restored to him by a Romani curse as a punishment for the murder of one of their own. After more than a century of murder and the torture of innocents, Angel's restored soul torments him with guilt and remorse. Angel moves to Los Angeles, California, after it is clear that his doomed relationship with Buffy, the vampire slayer, cannot continue. For the majority of the show, he works as a private detective in Los Angeles, where he and a variety of associates work to "help the helpless", restoring the faith and saving the souls of those who have lost their way. While regularly struggling with his own vampiric nature, he simultaneously battles against demons and humans aligned with them throughout the story. Angel's archnemesis for most of the series is Wolfram & Hart, a preeminent yet malevolent global law firm that is secretly a front for powerful demonic forces. The show is considered by many critics as one of the best TV spin-off series of all time, with praise for its darker tone, characters and performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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