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Awake

★ 7.8 22K votes 2012–2012 1 season · 13 episodes Canceled NBC
Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 8/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 8/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Unreliable narratorThe telling itself can't be trusted.This show: 7/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 7/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jason IsaacsLaura AllenSteve HarrisDylan MinnetteBD WongMichaela McManus
Written by
Kyle Killen
Starring
Jason IsaacsLaura AllenSteve HarrisDylan MinnetteBD WongMichaela McManus
Written by
Kyle Killen
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

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About

"Grief split into two parallel realities"

After a car accident, a detective wakes to find himself living two separate realities, one where his wife survived, another where his son did. He shifts between both worlds, working different cases in each while quietly refusing to accept either loss is real. The show is moody and melancholic, held together by a strong lead performance and clever use of color and detail to keep the dual timelines legible. It's part procedural, part grief meditation, more emotionally sustained than flashy, and surprisingly patient for a network drama.

Watch it for

the lead performance grounding a genuinely inventive, emotionally raw premise.

Maybe skip if

you dislike unresolved endings, since cancellation cut its story short.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12012
8.15K139h 30m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot8.4
70243 min
▶2The Little Guy7.9
44944 min
▶3Guilty7.8
37443 min
▶4Kate Is Enough7.5
36743 min
▶5Oregon7.7
31644 min
▶6That's Not My Penguin8.3
33744 min
▶7Ricky's Tacos7.5
30644 min
▶8Nightswimming7.3
32444 min
▶9Game Day7.8
32244 min
▶10Slack Water7.8
29144 min
▶11Say Hello to My Little Friend8.8
38544 min
▶12Two Birds8.7
32044 min
▶13Turtles All the Way Down8.6
41645 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jason Isaacs Michael Britten
Laura Allen Hannah Britten
Steve Harris Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
Dylan Minnette Rex Britten
BD Wong Dr. John Lee
Michaela McManus Tara
Wilmer Valderrama Detective Efrem Vega
Cherry Jones Dr. Judith Evans
Laura Innes Captain Tricia Harper
Daniela Bobadilla Emma

Crew

Kyle Killen

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