Strange Angel (2018вђ“) May 2026

The series follows (played by Jack Reynor), a brilliant but socially marginalized janitor at a chemical factory with a fixation on building rockets—a field then dismissed as science fiction. His life takes two drastic turns:

The series was officially canceled on November 26, 2019. Despite leaving many narrative threads unresolved, the show remains a unique study of a man who bridged the gap between hard science and mysticism. Strange Angel (2018–)

Critics described the show as a "beautiful slow burn" with high production value. It currently holds a 71% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 on Metacritic . The series follows (played by Jack Reynor), a

By day, Parsons co-founds what would eventually become the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) , conducting dangerous experiments with a group known as the "suicide squad". Critics described the show as a "beautiful slow

as Susan Parsons, Jack's wife who eventually joins him in his esoteric pursuits. Angus Macfadyen as Aleister Crowley. Reception and Cancellation

is a historical drama series that aired on CBS All Access for two seasons between 2018 and 2019. Based on George Pendle’s biography, Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons , the show explores the "bizarre-but-true" intersection of early American rocketry and the occult in 1930s Los Angeles. Core Premise & Plot

as Ernest Donovan, the neighbor who introduces Jack to the occult.