In December 2013, Syfy ordered a pilot episode, which is set 25 years after the end of the film in what had once been Las Vegas, Nevada.[2] An army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel. After the 25-year-long battle, newly fortified cities have arisen to protect human survivors.[1]