Highway to Heaven

Why it's worth watching

Highway to Heaven is a feel-good, family-friendly series that showcases the power of good deeds and the presence of angels in everyday life. It offers uplifting stories that inspire viewers to do what is right.

For discernment

Landon's series wears its heart openly: an angel on probation and his ex-cop partner meet real human suffering—terminal illness, prejudice, disability, homelessness—with practical kindness, and the show is earnest about God and doing right. That earnestness is its strength and also the thing to weigh. Its theology is loose and sentimental; the angel Jonathan operates as a folksy problem-solver and the framework treats heaven and divine help more as warm sentiment than biblical revelation, so take its 'faith' as inspiration, not instruction. Content is tame—some fistfights, a few low-cut dresses, references to smoking, drinking, and addiction tied to the social problems each episode tackles—and the heavy real-world themes, not any crudeness, are what make it occasionally intense. Watch it for its compassion while keeping its casual angelology at arm's length.

• SpiritualThe premise centers on a probationary angel doing God's errands on earth, a sentimental and biblically loose depiction of angels and heaven.
• NoteEpisodes tackle heavy real-world subjects—terminal illness in children, mental illness, prejudice, homelessness—that can be emotionally intense.
• SubstancesCharacters smoke and drink and drug addiction is referenced as part of the human struggles depicted.

Cast

Michael Landon

Jonathan Smith

Victor French

Mark Gordon

Brandon Bluhm

Georgia Schmidt

Dorothy McGuire

Jane Thompson

Natalie Gregory

Jennifer Bradley

Lew Ayres

Richard Bull

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