Awake
- Director: Jeffrey Reiner
- Writer: Kyle Killen
- Producer: Jason Isaacs; Keith Redmon
CGiii Comment
So far, we have watched the first few episodes...and, we're not exactly fighting amongst ourselves to watch the rest...
There's very little to fault in terms of the production - it's the idea, the story that is problematic - alternating parallel lives...one life helps the detective solve the case in the other life...now, that's just too formulaic...not as half as clever as it thinks it is...
Thus far, the only CGiii content is BD Wong - gay actor.
Unsurprisingly...cancelled after 13 episodes.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Jason Isaacs as Michael Britten;
Laura Allen as Hannah Britten;
Steve Harris as Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman;
Dylan Minnette as Rex Britten;
BD Wong as Dr. John Lee;
Michaela McManus as Tara;
Wilmer Valderrama as Detective Efrem Vega;
Cherry Jones as Dr. Judith Evans;
Laura Innes as Captain Tricia Harper;
Daniela Bobadilla as Emma