Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries based on the play by the same name written by Tony Kushner. Mike Nichols directed. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six desperate New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it has the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.