Awake (TV series)
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| Genre |
Crime drama Fantasy Thriller |
| Created by | Kyle Killen |
| Starring |
Jason Isaacs Laura Allen Steve Harris Dylan Minnette BD Wong Michaela McManus Wilmer Valderrama Cherry Jones |
| Composer(s) |
Reinhold Heil Johnny Klimek |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Howard Gordon Kyle Killen Jeffrey Reiner David Slade |
| Producer(s) | Jason Isaacs Keith Redmon Ed Milkovich Michael Klick |
| Cinematography | Feliks Parnell Jo Willems |
| Editor(s) | Paul Trejo Todd Desrosiers Rick Tuber Nick Berrisford Jordan Goldman |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Letter Eleven Teakwood Lane Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
NTSC (480i) HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | 5.1 Surround Sound |
| Original release | March 1 – May 24, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Awake is an American television police procedural fantasy drama that originally aired on NBC for one season from March 1 to May 24, 2012. The pilot episode had an early release on Hulu on February 16, 2012, two weeks before the series' premiere on television. The show's central character is Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective who works for the Los Angeles Police Department. Kyle Killen, the series' creator, was primarily responsible for the program's concept; although he served as a writer, he avowed that writing episode scripts was difficult. Killen also served as an executive producer (with David Slade) of the pilot episode. Jeffrey Reiner and Howard Gordon then continued producing (with Killen) for Gordon's Teakwood Lane Productions.
Michael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality (where he wears a red wristband), his wife Hannah (Laura Allen) survives the accident; in the other reality (where he wears a green wristband), his son Rex (Dylan Minnette) survives. Michael does not know which reality is "real" and uses the wristbands to differentiate between the two. He sees two therapists: Dr. Jonathan Lee (BD Wong) in the "red reality" and Dr. Judith Evans (Cherry Jones) in the "green reality". At work, Michael's erratic behavior triggers clashes with his team; they do not know about Michael's uncanny ability to solve crimes using details from both realities.
Awake averaged 4.8 million viewers per episode, ranking 125th in viewership for the 2011–12 season. A critical success, Awake's cast was praised (particularly Isaacs' performance as Michael). On May 11, after 11 of the 13 produced episodes had aired, the show was canceled due to low ratings, although NBC aired the remaining episodes in the series' original time slot. Fans of the show created a "Save Awake" campaign to convince networks to revive the show, which was unsuccessful. Awake has been nominated for one award.
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