Angel (TV series)

Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The atmosphere of the show was darker, and at times it performed better in the U.S. Nielsen Ratings than its parent series.

The series was created by Buffy's creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999. Like Buffy, it was produced by Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy.

The show details the ongoing trials of the vampire, Angel, who has his human soul restored to him by Gypsies as a punishment after more than a century of murder and torture of innocents, leaving him tormented by guilt and remorse. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, California, where he and a variety of associates work to "help the helpless" and to restore the faith and save the souls of those who had lost their way. Typically, this involved doing battle with evil demons or demonically-allied humans, primarily related to the law firm, Wolfram & Hart. He also had to battle his own violent nature. The term "demon" when applied to the Buffy and Angel universe is often morally value-neutral, as opposed to referring to evil beings exclusively.