Awake: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Awake is an intriguing drama about Detective Michael Britten who finds he's living two parallel lives. He's involved in a car accident that seems to have killed both his son and wife yet his mind creates an ingenious coping mechanism in which he now lives two separate lives - one where his wife survived and the other where his son did. 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 impossible cases by using his two realities 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 and Dr. Lee 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.

Series details

• Title: Awake
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2012-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 233

Cast and credited roles

• Jason Isaacs — Detective Michael Britten
• Laura Allen — Hannah Britten
• Steve Harris — Detective Isaiah “Bird” Freeman
• Wilmer Valderrama — Detective Efrem Vega
• Dylan Minnette — Rex Britten
• B.D. Wong — Dr. John Lee
• Cherry Jones — Dr. Judith Evans
• Michaela McManus — Tara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-03-01; final listed air date 2012-05-24; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Awake on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.