Strange Angel (2018вђ“) · Must Watch

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 burn" with high production value. It currently holds a 71% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 on Metacritic . Strange Angel (2018–)

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 day, Parsons co-founds what would eventually become