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Awake

2012 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · 78% critics

DramaMysteryFantasyThriller

After a car accident, a man wakes up in two separate realities each day, one where his wife survives and one where his son survives. He can’t tell which reality is real, so he relies on wristbands while solving crimes that connect to both worlds.

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Details
Years
2012
Release date
2012-03-01
Network
NBC
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
60 min
Critic score
78/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (196 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy Awake if you like twisty mystery TV that makes you pay close attention; Not for you if you want a straightforward, fully resolved ending, or if you prefer less emotionally driven procedurals like The Blacklist or Rubicon.

Pros: fresh two-reality premise; strong, engaging acting; smart mystery pacing | Cons: only one season; cases feel repetitive; ending left open

Themes

  • detective
  • double life
  • car accident
  • alternative reality

Cast & crew

Directed by Aaron Lipstadt, Adam Davidson, Laura Innes +4 more

Created by Kyle Killen

Episodes1 season · 13 episodes

Season 113 episodes
  • S1E1Pilot43m
  • S1E2The Little Guy44m
  • S1E3Guilty43m
  • S1E4Kate is Enough43m
  • S1E5Oregon43m
  • S1E6That's Not My Penguin44m
  • S1E7Ricky's Tacos44m
  • S1E8Nightswimming43m
  • S1E9Game Day43m
  • S1E10Slack Water44m
  • S1E11Say Hello to My Little Friend44m
  • S1E12Two Birds44m
  • S1E13Turtles All the Way Down45m