Angels in America Millennium Approaches: Bad News (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 66 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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Angels in America

Millennium Approaches: Bad News (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 66 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Louis abandons a hospitalized Prior; Joe and Roy confide in each other over drinks. Later, Prior hears voices from his hospital bed while Louis solicits sex from strangers, and Joe makes a drunken confession to his mother.

Director

Mike Nichols

Writer

Tony Kushner (teleplay) (play)

Producer

Celia D. Costas (as Celia Costas)

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cinematographer

Stephen Goldblatt

Editors

John Bloom | Antonia Van Drimmelen

Casting Directors

Ellen Lewis | Juliet Taylor

Production Designer

Stuart Wurtzel

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 8, 2003

Release date

Dec 8, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 56 wins & 43 nominations

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Al Pacino Roy Cohn Roy Cohn See fewer	Serpico (1973)
Meryl Streep The Rabbi The Rabbi See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Mary-Louise Parker Harper Pitt Harper Pitt See fewer	Weeds (2005)
Jeffrey Wright Mr. Lies Mr. Lies See fewer	American Fiction (2023)
Justin Kirk Prior Walter Prior Walter See fewer	Angels in America (2003)
Ben Shenkman Louis Ironson Louis Ironson See fewer	Pi (1998)
Patrick Wilson Joe Pitt Joe Pitt See fewer	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Brian Markinson Martin Heller Martin Heller See fewer	Painkiller (2023)
James Cromwell Roy's Doctor Roy's Doctor See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Melissa Wilder Louis's Sister Louis's Sister See fewer	Angels in America (2003)
Fatima Da Silva Cousin Doris (as Fatima DaSilva) Cousin Doris (as Fatima DaSilva) See fewer	Angels in America (2003)
Florence Kastriner Louis' Mother Louis' Mother See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Howard Pinhasik Louis' Father Louis' Father See fewer	Angels in America (2003)
Tina Benez Drag Queen Mourner (uncredited) Drag Queen Mourner (uncredited) See fewer	One Life to Live (1968)
Simon Callow Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited) Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited) See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Ty Copeman Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Silver Bill Miner
Shawn Curran Central Park Sex Couple (uncredited) Central Park Sex Couple (uncredited) See fewer	Sneaky Snake: Lost in the Holy Land (2007)
John Epperson Funeral Service Member (uncredited) Funeral Service Member (uncredited) See fewer	Another Gay Movie (2006)
Michael Gambon Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited) Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited) See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Dhonna Harris Goodale Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited) See fewer	Shackin' Up (1984)
Adonis Kapsalis Mourner (uncredited) Mourner (uncredited) See fewer	Shambhala (II)
Tony Kushner Rabbi on Bench #1 (uncredited) Rabbi on Bench #1 (uncredited) See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
Nehemiah Persoff Rabbi (uncredited) Rabbi (uncredited) See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Maurice Sendak Rabbi on Bench #2 (uncredited) Rabbi on Bench #2 (uncredited) See fewer	Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Bill Walters Biker (uncredited) Biker (uncredited) See fewer	Marjorie Prime (2017)
Paul Wilson Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)