Angel from Hell 

Allison isn't quite sure if her new friend, Amy, is her guardian angel or a crazy person.

Creator:

Tad Quill

Stars:

Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson, Kyle Bornheimer

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jane Lynch	...	Amy 13 episodes, 2016
Maggie Lawson	...	Allison 13 episodes, 2016
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Brad 13 episodes, 2016
Kevin Pollak	...	Marv 13 episodes, 2016

Storyline

ANGEL FROM HELL is a single-camera comedy about Amy, a colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into the life of an organized and seemingly perfect young woman, Allison, claiming to be her "guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her, Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and business partner, Marv, a sunburned dermatologist who shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad, a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives in a guest room over her garage. As Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ангел из ада

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quill Entertainment, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Liza Lapira and David Denman worked together in the sitcom "Traffic Light" as a couple.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Jane Lynch/Alden Ehrenreich/Andrew Bird (2016)

User Reviews

Two shows in... rather weak

Written to be airy wittified fare for casual TV watchers.

Cute, but not that funny. The writing substitutes largely weak, bubbly repartee where there should be stuff that I believe is supposed to be cleverly walking the tightwire between reality and fantasy. Surprised to see one flub in direction resulting in an embarrassingly unexplainable scenario. One saving grace is that the direction often enough does work and is at least consistent. So it's a matter of whether or not you go for that sort of thing. Think of it as a throwback to My Favorite Martian which we're supposed to see as fresh and updated, stylistically.

All the actors are dependably "on" when rolling; at least within the parameters of the coloring book character direction. Production is sufficiently professional. But (as you can tell) all the foregoing isn't compelling enough to quite get me to let my guard down and bask in the mythic glow normally associated with the concept of angelic presence.

If you just want a sweet little show about a doofy guardian angel, this'll do. If you want something truly dramatically/comically compelling, skip it.

It's too bad: If you're going to storm the barricades of t1ghta55ed American Evangelical pop theological correctness, you ought to go a little more full-bore than this. Give us some real irony, even if you're aiming for something lighthearted: They're not mutually exclusive properties of comedy. "God, the Devil, & Bob" is the best example, off the top o' my head, of a show that succeeded at nailing what "Angel from Hell" seems to aim for.