Day Break (2006– )

Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then he will wake up and start the day over again.

Creator:

Paul Zbyszewski

Stars:

Taye Diggs, Moon Bloodgood, Victoria Pratt

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Taye Diggs	...	Detective Brett Hopper (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Moon Bloodgood	...	Rita Shelten (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Victoria Pratt	...	Andrea Battle (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Meta Golding	...	Jennifer Mathis (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Damien Ortiz (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Adam Baldwin	...	Chad Shelten (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael McGrady	...	Buchalter (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joe Nieves	...	Fencik (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mitch Pileggi	...	Detective Spivak (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Detective Christopher Choi (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jonathan Banks	...	Shadow Man (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Josh Daugherty	...	Preisser (6 episodes, 2006-2007)

Storyline

Brett Hopper is a police detective. One day when the day begins, he notices a few unusual things, and when he goes home, he is arrested. He is told that he's the suspect in the murder of a D.A. whom he says that he doesn't know. While in his holding cell, he is taken out and brought somewhere, where a man whom he doesn't know tells him something. That's when the sun goes down. He then wakes up and discovers he is reliving the day again. And armed with what little info he learned from the day before, he tries to find out why he is being framed. But comes up short but when the day ends he relives it again and again.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | murder | groundhog day | running away | forensic evidence | 

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Taglines:

For every decision, there's a consequence

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Also Known As:

Atrapado en el tiempo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gross Entertainment, O'Taye Productions, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Brett Hopper: [on the phone] Damien, I need to speak to Baxter
Damien Ortiz: Baxter? Well, if I see that fed I'll pass the word along
Detective Brett Hopper: Well, that should be easy 'cos I know he's stuffed in the back of your truck

User Reviews

Promising

I found myself engrossed for the whole of the premiere episode, although I had at first been daunted by its 81 minutes.

Although the theme of the repeating day has been done before, I don't agree that this show will become repetitive. I think that there are enough threads to follow to keep it interesting for at least a whole season. The three days in the pilot were all radically different, even though the lead character, Detective Brett Hopper changed only a few decisions in the morning.

I think part of the appeal is the interaction with the audience. Because we kind of know what the story is, we urge Hopper along in the right directions to solve the mystery of his framing. Its like one of those books where you choose your own adventure and there are multiple endings.

There is also an element of the macabre. *How* is it possible that the day repeats itself over and over again? That is a meta-mystery, that lies above the obvious mystery of the murder.

All in all, I think this is an exciting new show, and I cannot wait to see how it plays out.

"Decisions... consequences"