Angel (1999 TV series)
American television series (1999-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angel is a spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel has a darker feel than Buffy, and at times did better in the U.S. Nielsen Ratings than Buffy.[1] The series was created by Buffy's creator Joss Whedon along with David Greenwalt. It first aired in October of 1999. Like Buffy, it was produced by Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy.
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Created by | Joss Whedon David Greenwalt |
Starring | David Boreanaz Alexis Denisof Charisma Charpenter Amy Acker J. August Richards |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 110 |
Production | |
Producer | Joss Whedon |
Running time | about 42 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | The WB |
Release | October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05) ā May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) |
The series tells the story of the vampire Angel. Angel had his soul returned to him as punishment for killing a gypsy girl. This made him tormented by all the bad things he had done. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fiction version of Los Angeles, California. There, he and a variety of others work to "help the helpless" and "save the souls" of those who had lost their way. This usually meant fighting evil demons or humans that worked with demons (the law firm Wolfram and Hart). He also had to fight his own violent nature. (Not all "demons" in the Angel universe are evil beings.) The fifth season saw Angel taking over as the person in charge of the evil law firm Wolfram and Hart. This was done to try to fight evil from the inside.