What is Angel 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.
A soulful vampire battles supernatural threats in a gritty Los Angeles, relentlessly seeking his own redemption.
Melancholy and suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu and Tubi (free).
Angel parents guide
For a TV-14, this one goes further: moderate sex and nudity. Beyond that, some strong language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Angel scary?
- Only a little. Angel has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Angel?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Angel rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-14. Expect moderate sex and nudity, some strong language, and strong violence, so it suits teens more than kids.
Cast and crew
Created byJoss Whedon, David Greenwalt
StarringDavid Boreanaz, Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, James Marsters, Andy Hallett
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Angel is on our Vampires, Noir and neo-noir, Sci-fi on Hulu, Fantasy on Hulu and Sci-fi on Tubi lists.
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