Strange Angel

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Strange Angel
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Genre Historical period drama
Created by Mark Heyman
Based onStrange Angel:
The Otherworldly Life
of Rocket Scientist
John Whiteside Parsons

by George Pendle
Starring
Composer Daniel Hart
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • David A. Rosemont
  • Allison Miller
Cinematography
Editors
  • Sue Blainey
  • Jennifer Barbot
  • Christopher S. Capp
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time46–54 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS All Access
ReleaseJune 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) 
July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)

Strange Angel is an American historical drama television series that premiered on June 14, 2018, on CBS All Access. The series is based on the biography of Thelemic magician and scientist Jack Parsons (Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons by George Pendle), and was created by Mark Heyman, who also executive produces and writes for the show. On October 29, 2018, it was announced that CBS All Access had renewed the series for a second season that premiered on June 13, 2019. [1] In November 2019, the series was canceled after two seasons. [2]

Contents

Premise

Strange Angel follows "Jack Parsons, a brilliant and ambitious blue-collar worker of 1930s Los Angeles who started as a janitor at a chemical factory but had fantastical dreams that led him to birth the unknown discipline of American rocketry. Along the way, he fell into a mysterious world that included sex magic rituals at night, and he became a disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley. Parsons used Crowley's teachings of self-actualization to support his unimaginable and unprecedented endeavor to the stars." [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Michael Gaston as Virgil Byrne, Susan's step-father.
  • Dan Donohue as Professor John Tillman
  • Karl Makinen as General Braxton
  • Amara Zaragoza as Joan
  • Rob Zabrecky as The Minder
  • Louis Mustillo as Humphrey
  • Randy Oglesby as Father Shelby
  • Veronica Osorio as Marisol
  • Elena Satine as Maggie Donovan
  • Phil Abrams as Professor Gilford Crompton
  • David Wells as Professor George Cleveland
  • Kerry O'Malley as Mrs. Byrne, Susan's mother.
  • Travina Springer as Alice
  • Hope Davis as Ruth Parsons, Jack's mother.
  • Colleen Foy as Cassandra
  • Lyliana Wray as Young Susan
  • Stewart Skelton as Provost
  • Todd Stashwick as Marvel Parsons, Jack's father.
  • Josh Zuckerman as Marvin Nickels

Guest

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 10June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)
2 7June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)

Season 1 (2018)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Augurs of Spring" David Lowery Mark Heyman June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)
22"Ritual of Abduction"David LoweryMark HeymanJune 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)