EPISODE
After a car accident takes the life of a family member, a police detective lives two alternating parallel lives. In one existence, Britten's wife has survived the crash and his son has perished; in the other, his son continues to live but his wife was killed. Is one of his 'realities' merely a dream?
29 September 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 July 1980, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 October 1947, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
8 July 1935, Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 December 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 January 1976, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
11 May 1957, Bakersfield, California, USA
13 June 1988, New York City, New York, USA
26 October 1959, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
30 January 1980, Miami, Florida, USA
2 October 1979, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
May 01, 2012
Even though it was unable to reach the lofty ideals set forth in the pilot, Awake was never a program that struggled to entertain.
March 01, 2012
It packs some punch. And Isaacs certainly doesn't sleepwalker through a decidedly distinctive role.
March 01, 2012
It is exploring new turf in terms of a relationship drama with a bold narrative premise, and vaguely spiritual aspirations.
March 01, 2012
Awake is an intelligent, thoughtful, provocative and well-acted show that by summer is likely to be just a memory.
March 01, 2012
When I got the screener that contained the first four episodes, I gobbled them all up in almost one sitting.
March 01, 2012
High-concept drama seeks to have its mysteries and solve them, too.
March 01, 2012
The good news is that the unusually ambitious Awake succeeds at several of the things it's attempting, and star Jason Isaacs grounds the drama with a charismatic yet subtle performance.
March 01, 2012
Awake offers a fascinating look at competing realities that makes it one of the 2011-12 TV season's most ambitious dramas.
March 01, 2012
Hard to understand why NBC would keep Awake sitting on its bench for so long, because the show is better than most of the series the network had in its starting lineup for the season.
March 01, 2012
This is a show with a brain and a heart.
