Strange Angel (2018вђ“) Direct

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

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

By night, he becomes a disciple of infamous occultist Aleister Crowley and joins a secret sect that practices "sex magick" and ritualistic self-actualization. Series Details Seasons: 2 (Total of 17 episodes). Creator: Mark Heyman ( Black Swan ). Executive Producer: Ridley Scott. Key Cast: Jack Reynor as Jack Parsons. Strange Angel (2018–)

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.

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

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:

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". Core Premise & Plot By night, he becomes

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 .