Scripted series · The WB
Angel
Lost souls saved nightly.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Boreanaz
Angel
110 eps
Amy Acker
Fred Burkle
70 eps
Charisma Carpenter
Cordelia Chase
89 eps
Vincent Kartheiser
Connor
28 eps
Alexis Denisof
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
101 eps
J. August Richards
Charles Gunn
91 eps
James Marsters
Spike
24 eps
Glenn Quinn
Doyle
9 eps
Andy Hallett
Lorne
76 eps
Mercedes McNab
Harmony Kendall
16 eps
Keith Szarabajka
Daniel Holtz
11 eps
Julie Benz
Darla
20 eps
Brigid Brannagh
Virginia Bryce
4 eps
Dennis Christopher
Cyvus Vail
3 eps
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers
2 eps
Alexa Davalos
Gwen Raiden
3 eps
Elisabeth Röhm
Kate Lockley
15 eps
Gina Torres
Jasmine
5 eps
Laurel Holloman
Justine Cooper
8 eps
Peter Renaday
The Beast Master (voice)
2 eps
Alyson Hannigan
Willow Rosenberg
3 eps
Randall Slavin
Male Oracle
3 eps
Julia Lee
Anne Steele
3 eps
Jenny Mollen
Nina Ash
3 eps
Adam Baldwin
Marcus Hamilton
5 eps
Darris Love
George
2 eps
Christian Kane
Lindsey McDonald
21 eps
Eliza Dushku
Faith
6 eps
John Rubinstein
Linwood Murrow
6 eps
Tom Lenk
Andrew Wells
2 eps
Sarah Thompson
Eve
10 eps
Brody Hutzler
Landok
5 eps
David Denman
Skip
4 eps
David Herman
David Nabbit
3 eps
Alec Newman
Drogyn
2 eps
Mark Lutz
The Groosalugg
9 eps
Kay Panabaker
Girl
2 eps
Jonathan M. Woodward
Knox
7 eps
Daniel Dae Kim
Gavin Park
12 eps
Vladimir Kulich
The Beast
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Angel actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Angel reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 110 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
34 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Angel Pitch Tape (Unaired Pilot)
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199922 episodes
7.5IMDbAngel, 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.
Best episode · S01E08 I Will Remember You
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200022 episodes
7.6IMDbAngel 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.
Best episode · S02E02 Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200122 episodes
7.6IMDbEven 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.
Best episode · S03E09 Lullaby
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200222 episodes
7.6IMDbWith both Angel and Cordelia still missing, Fred, Gunn and Connor try to keep Angel Investigations running while they search for their friends.
Best episode · S04E12 Calvary
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200322 episodes
7.7IMDbThe 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.
Best episode · S05E12 You're Welcome
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S05E12
You're Welcome
When Lindsey returns and tries to defeat Angel using a secret "failsafe" entity created by the Powers That Be, Cordelia emerges from her coma to help save Angel.
- Directed by David Fury
- Written by David Fury
S05E14
Smile Time
While Nina the werewolf show romantic interest in Angel, he investigates a demon-infested children's television program and gets turned into a puppet; Gunn makes a deal to keep his newly implanted mental powers; and Wes and Fred's relationship heats up.
- Directed by Ben Edlund
- Written by Joss Whedon, Ben Edlund
S05E22
Not Fade Away
Angel and his friends prepare for their suicide attack on the Circle of the Black Thorn.
- Directed by Jeffrey Bell
- Written by Joss Whedon, Jeffrey Bell
S05E15
A Hole in the World
After being breathed on by an ancient sarcophagus, Fred contracts a mystery illness and lies near death while Angel and his friends try to figure out what's wrong with her.
- Directed by Joss Whedon
- Written by Joss Whedon
S05E21
Power Play
As Angel's behaviour grows increasingly hostile, his friends learn he's associating with members of an evil secret society, and may have deliberately engineered Fred's death.
- Directed by James A. Contner
- Written by David Fury
S01E08
I Will Remember You
Old feelings are rekindled when Buffy comes to L.A. to visit Angel. Buffy and Angel are attacked by a Mohra demon, and together they slay it
- Directed by David Grossman
- Written by David Greenwalt, Jeannine Renshaw
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E22
Not Fade Away
- Directed by Jeffrey Bell
- Written by Joss Whedon, Jeffrey Bell
S05E20
The Girl in Question
- Directed by David Greenwalt
- Written by Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight
S05E17
Underneath
- Directed by Skip Schoolnik
- Written by Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Joss Whedon
Showrunner
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David Greenwalt
Creator
David Fury
Executive producer
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Fran Rubel Kuzui
Executive producer
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Kaz Kuzui
Executive producer
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Sandy Gallin
Executive producer
Sarah Fain
Writer
Elizabeth Craft
Writer
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Mere Smith
Writer
Drew Goddard
Writer
Jeffrey Bell
Writer
Shawn Ryan
Writer
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Scott Murphy
Writer
Jim Kouf
Writer
Jane Espenson
Writer
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David H. Goodman
Writer
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Howard Gordon
Writer
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Garry Campbell
Writer
Tim Minear
Writer
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Brent Fletcher
Writer
Douglas Petrie
Writer
Marti Noxon
Writer
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Ben Edlund
Writer
Steven S. DeKnight
Writer
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Tracey Stern
Writer
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Jeannine Renshaw
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David FuryExecutive Producer
- Joss WhedonProducer
- Gail BermanProducer
- Fran Rubel KuzuiExecutive Producer
- Kaz KuzuiExecutive Producer
- Sandy GallinExecutive Producer
Writing
- David FuryWriter
- Joss WhedonWriter
- Sarah FainWriter
- Elizabeth CraftWriter
- Mere SmithWriter
- Drew GoddardWriter
Direction
- David FuryDirector
- Joss WhedonDirector
- Sean AstinDirector
- Michael GrossmanDirector
- Turi MeyerDirector
- James A. ContnerDirector
Cinematography
- Herbert DavisDirector of Photography
Music
- Christophe BeckOriginal Music Composer
- Robert J. KralOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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