The vampire Angelus, now known as Angel, has a human soul, but committed terrible crimes in the past. Seeking forgiveness and trying to redeem himself, he moves from Sunnydale (and a relationship with Buffy Summers, of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") to Los Angeles, where he helps the downtrodden by thwarting the supernatural creatures that prey on them. Episodes 1-11:
EPISODE 1: Conviction: After settling into his new office at Wolfram & Hart (with Harmony as his secretary), Angel meets a young woman named Eve, who claims that she is the new liaison between him and the Senior Partners. She explains that in order for him to do good in LA, he will have to be prepared to do some bad too.
EPISODE 2: Just Rewards: Although Spike's body was destroyed in Sunnydale, his non-corporeal spirit has been sent back to the mortal coil against his will. Everyone tries to figure out what is going on while Angel is having trouble with a Necromancer named Hainsley. He is charging Demons for putting their essence into fresh corpses, which he is buying from Wolfram & Hart.
EPISODE 3: Unleashed: Angel helps a newly turned Werewolf named Nina, who is being hunted by an exclusive club which specialises in exotic meals. A member of the club is working undercover for Wolfram & Hart under the alias, Dr. Royce. He captures Nina after promising her to the other members, but Angel and the Gang arrive to rescue her. The club are disappointed that they have no meal, so Nina bites Dr. Royce, turning him.
EPISODE 4: Hell Bound: Spike is being tormented by the spirit of a brutal, wiccan surgeon named Pavayne. Since his magic helps him stay out of hell, he wanders around Wolfram & Hart cleaning up the loose spirits. With growing concern for Spike, Fred tries frantically to find a way to make him corporeal and prevent him from being sent to hell.
EPISODE 5: Life of the Party: A big Halloween bash is planned at Wolfram & Hart to lighten things up and let everyone know that the new regime is here to stay. Lorne hasn't slept for a month in order to prepare and plan for the party and work with his clients. Therefore, this loss of sleep clashes with his empathic power, causing his funny remarks and quirks to actually become reality. This causes mayhem to ensue upon Angel and his crew. There is a final showdown with Angel against the Hulk-like Lorne alter-ego, who has manifested itself from Lorne's bad decision to undergo a no-snooze operation.
EPISODE 6: The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco: As Angel finds himself losing faith in the Shanshu prophecy, a brutal Aztec warrior begins cutting out the hearts of heroes. Angel gets down to the bottom of the mystery by consulting with Number Five, an old man who, together with his brothers, killed the warrior the first time around. However, Angel finds that Number Five has since lost the thrill of battle after Tezcatcatl killed his other brothers, who did everything together. Angel must find out how Tezcatcatl came back once more, and help Number Five see the hero inside himself.
EPISODE 7: Lineage: When a sting operation is interupted by an assasin cyborg, the Angel squad take it in for examination. However, while back at W&H, Wesley is suprised to see his estranged father, Roger, make a surpise visit - with news of possibly returning him to a reformed Watchers' Council.
EPISODE 8: Destiny: When another mysterious package arrives at Wolfram & Hart that recorporealizes Spike, the gang learns that the existence of two living ensouled vampire heroes has created chaos in the world. After Eve tells them about a prophecy that states that the only way to restore order is to find the Cup of Perpetual Torment that bestows human life, Angel and Spike battle it out for the ultimate prize. A series of flashbacks show the history of Angel and Spike and their relationship with Drusilla.
EPISODE 9: Harm's Way: Keeping her job as Angel's assistant is the least of Harmony's worries when she wakes up with a dead vamp-bite victim in her bed and no memory of the previous night's events. And things go from bad to worse when the gang's investigation reveals that the dead guy was a demons' rights activist negotiating between two warring clans.
EPISODE 10: Soul Purpose: A mysterious stranger approaches Spike claiming responsibility for recorporealizing him in a mission to guide Spike in supplanting Angel as the new vampire champion. Meanwhile, Angel is racked by intense fever dreams and hallucinations of his worst fears intensifying his worries that he will lose authority to Spike.
EPISODE 11: Damage: When an emotionally unstable woman, Dana, escapes from a psychiatric ward, Angel learns that she was tortured as a child and is now searching for her tormentor. Andrew, a watcher-in-training, arrives from Sunnydale with surprising information about Buffy and to inform the group that Dana is also a vampire slayer.
