Angel
Stuck the LandingFinale "Not Fade Away" scored 9.5, one of its highest-rated episodes.
RedemptionThe long road to earning back a lost self.This show: 9/10Urban fantasyMagic hidden inside the modern world.This show: 9/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Gut punchWilling to devastate you, and remembered for it.This show: 7/10
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Starring
David BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofJ. August RichardsAndy HallettAmy Acker
Written by
David GreenwaltJoss Whedon
Starring
David BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofJ. August RichardsAndy HallettAmy Acker
Written by
David GreenwaltJoss Whedon
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Angel Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | |
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | |
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | |
| S5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
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About
"Redemption noir that earns its bleak, brilliant ending"
A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this show follows a vampire cursed with a soul who moves to Los Angeles to fight demons while wrestling with redemption. It starts as noir-flavored detective work with a supernatural twist, then deepens into serialized stories about corporate evil, found family, and moral compromise. The tone is darker and more adult than its parent show, trading high-school metaphors for workplace and identity ones. Early seasons are uneven, but the writing and cast grow steadily stronger, building to a finale widely regarded as one of the best endings in genre television.
Watch it for
the slow evolution into one of TV's most satisfying, morally complex finales.
Maybe skip if
you need immediate quality and can't forgive a shaky, case-of-the-week first season.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 11999
8.059K2215h 23m
Angel, the dashing demon from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, embarks on his own supernatural adventures in Los Angeles. City of Angels. City of Broken Dreams. Between pervasive evil and countless temptations lurking beneath the city's glittery facade, L.A is the ideal address for a fallen vampire looking to save a few lost souls and, in turn, perhaps redeem his own.
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Season 22000
8.149K2215h 39m
Angel continues to seek redemption in season two, but a fatal mistake makes him realize that racking up the body count isn’t the way to go. So with a renewed sense of purpose and Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn at his side, Angel sets out to make the streets of Los Angeles a little safer for everyone — unaware that Wolfram & Hart has summoned someone from his past to make sure he fails.
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Season 32001
7.941K2215h 30m
Even as Angel mourns the death of Buffy, Darla makes her way to L.A. with a mysterious new life growing within her. Now thrust into a role he never imagined, Angel needs the assistance of the Angel Investigations team more than ever. But while Cordelia, Gunn and Fred rally round the new dad, an ancient and deadly prophecy convinces Wesley to commit the ultimate betrayal.
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Season 42002
8.140K2215h 17m
With both Angel and Cordelia still missing, Fred, Gunn and Connor try to keep Angel Investigations running while they search for their friends.
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Season 52003
8.550K2215h 49m
The Angel Investigations team is stunned when the Senior Partners of Wolfram and Hart give them control of the L.A. office. The gang quickly moves in, and although everyone is delighted at the amazing resources they now have at their command, they can’t stop wondering what the catch is.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
David Boreanaz Angel
Charisma Carpenter Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards Charles Gunn
Andy Hallett Lorne
Amy Acker Winifred Burkle, Illyria
Stephanie Romanov Lilah Morgan
Vincent Kartheiser Connor
James Marsters Spike
Christian Kane Lindsey McDonald
Crew
David Greenwalt
Joss Whedon
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