Bios
About
"Awake" is an intriguing drama about a detective (Jason Isaacs, "Harry Potter," "Brotherhood") 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 (Dylan Minnette, "Saving Grace"), died in the crash and his wife, Hannah (Laura Allen, "Terriers"), 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 (Michaela McManus, "The Vampire Diaries"), 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 (Steve Harris, "The Practice") and Detective Efrem Vega (Wilmer Valderrama, "That '70s Show"). 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 impossible cases by using his two realties to gain unique perspectives and link clues that cross over from world to world.
Helping Michael to navigate his two realities are his bureau-assigned therapists Dr. Evans (Emmy Award-winner Cherry Jones, "24") and Dr. Lee (BD Wong, NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"). While both therapists work to untangle his two worlds, Michael has no interest in proving either one is false. But when memories of the accident begin to haunt him, he is forced to confront the truth about what really happened the night of the crash.
Credits
Starring
Jason Isaacs, Laura Allen, Steve Harris, Dylan Minnette, BD Wong, Michaela McManus, with Wilmer Valderrama and Cherry Jones
Executive producers
Howard Gordon, Kyle Killen, Jeffrey Reiner
Creator
Kyle Killen
Director (Pilot)
David Slade
Co-executive producer
Davey Holmes
Producers
Jason Isaacs, Keith Redmon
Consulting producers
Evan Katz, Lisa Zwerling, Darin Morgan, David Graziano
Staff writers
Noelle Valdivia, Leonard Chang
Line producer
Ed Milkovich
Unit production manager
Howard Griffith
Casting director
Cami Patton, C.S.A.
Production designer
Stuart Blatt
Director of photography
Feliks Parnell
Editors
Paul Trejo (A.C.E.), Rick Tuber & Todd Desrosiers
Music supervisor
Liza Richardson
Origination
Los Angeles, California