Awake (2012– )

After a car accident takes the life of a family member, a police detective lives two alternating parallel lives, one with his wife and one with his son. Is one of his "realities" merely a dream?

Creator:

Kyle Killen

Stars:

Jason Isaacs, Laura Allen, Steve Harris

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jason Isaacs	...	Michael Britten (13 episodes, 2012)
Laura Allen	...	Hannah Britten (13 episodes, 2012)
Steve Harris	...	Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman (13 episodes, 2012)
Dylan Minnette	...	Rex Britten (13 episodes, 2012)
BD Wong	...	Dr. John Lee (13 episodes, 2012)
Michaela McManus	...	Tara (13 episodes, 2012)
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Detective Efrem Vega (13 episodes, 2012)
Cherry Jones	...	Dr. Judith Evans (13 episodes, 2012)
Laura Innes	...	Captain Tricia Harper (9 episodes, 2012)
Daniela Bobadilla	...	Emma (7 episodes, 2012)

Storyline

Drama series about a detective who finds he is leading an arduous double life that defies reality. Following a tragic car accident, detective Michael Britten finds himself awake in two separate realities: one where his teen son, Rex, died in the crash and his wife, Hannah, survived and another where Hannah has perished, leaving Michael and Rex to pick up the pieces. In order to keep both of his loved ones alive, Michael begins living in two dueling realities, churning up confusion. In one reality, Michael and his wife debate having another child, while in the other, his son Rex is turning to his tennis coach, Tara, to fill the void from the loss of his mother. Trying to regain some normalcy, Michael returns to solving crimes in both worlds with the help of two different partners, Detective Isaiah "Bird" Freeman and Detective Efrem Vega. Michael is assigned a different case in each reality and quickly discovers that his dual existence is actually a powerful tool. He begins to solve ...

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Plot Keywords:

detective | car accident | double life | one word title

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Taglines:

Two Dreams. One Reality.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

R.E.M.

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Letter Eleven, Teakwood Lane Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

BD Wong's character, Dr. John Lee is a psychiatrist, which he shares with his previous regular series role, Dr. George Huang, on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. A psychiatrist is also a type of social worker or counselor, which is similar to his regular series role before L&O: SVU, Oz, where he portrayed the Catholic Chaplain of a prison. A psychiatrist is also a type of doctor, a character he portrayed on his first regular series role, Dr. Stuart Kim, on All-American Girl. He also played the marriage counselor, Dr. Wong in _"The Ref" (1994)_.

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Connections

Spoofed in Mad: Men in Black to the Future/Pokemon of Interest (2012)

User Reviews

Awake Pilot = Magnificent!

This is my first review, did not consider reviewing any shows since almost everyone disagrees, but let's agree to disagree :)

My eyes were glued to the screen while i was watching the pilot and every single second of it, i did love.

Why? Because it's something new and believe me i have watched too many TV shows to be easily impressed by a new one, since its almost always the same "stuff" BUT..

Awake - did it, it impressed me. I'm highly grateful to those producers that gave this show it's awesomeness...

I see that many people do like this show and rated 10, in my opinion: that's exactly what this show deserves!

So if you are searching for a TV show where there is drama, mysteriousness, crime, awesomeness and at last but not the vary least NEW? This is a show you've got to see, don't take my word for it and see for your self ;)

Best regards Jusup