Awake

Wednesday Wednesday April 11 at 9:30pm on W

AWAKE is an intriguing drama about a detective who finds he is leading an arduous double life that defies reality. When Detective Michael Britten regains consciousness following his family’s car accident, he is told that his wife Hannah perished but that his teen son, Rex, has survived. As he tries to put the pieces of his life back together, he awakens again in a parallel reality in which his wife is very much alive but his son Rex died in the accident. In order to keep both of his loved ones alive at one time, he begins living two duelling realities in parallel worlds, which churns up confusion in one moment, Michael and his wife debate about having another child to replace their son son while in the other reality he is attracted to his son’s tennis coach Tara to fill the void from the loss of his , while in the other reality, he is attracted to his son’s tennis coach, Tara, to fill the void from the loss of his wife. Trying to regain some normalcy, Michael returns to police work and solves crimes in both worlds with the help of two different partners, Detective Isaiah “Bird” Freeman and Detective Efrem Vega. Cast: Jason Isaacs, Laura Allen, Dylan Minnette, Steve Harris, BD Wong.

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Awake, the intriguing high concept drama starring Jason Isaacs as a detective leading an arduous double life that defies reality, will premiere Wednesdays from April 11,  at 9.30pm EST on W channel.

Following a tragic car accident, detective Michael Britten (Isaacs, Harry Potter and  Brotherhood)  finds himself awake in two separate realities: one where his teen son, Rex (Dylan Minnette), died in the crash and his wife, Hannah (Laura Allen) 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 duelling realities, churning up confusion. In one reality, Michael and his wife debate about having another child, while in the other his son Rex is turning to his tennis coach, Tara (Michaela McManus) 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 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 (Emmy® Award winner Cherry Jones, 24) and Dr Lee (BD Wong, 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.

Awake is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and is distributed by 20th Century Fox Television Distribution.

Awake’s creator Kyle Killen is also an executive producer of the series alongside Howard Gordon (Homeland and 24).