Awake is an American television police procedural fantasy drama that originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) for one season from March 1 to May 24, 2012.[1] The series aired for thirteen episodes,[1] and focuses on Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective living in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, in which he wears a green wrist band, his wife Hannah Britten (Laura Allen) was killed in the crash, and in another reality, in which he wears a red wrist band, his son Rex Britten (Dylan Minnette) was the one killed. Michael does not know which reality is real. He sees two separate therapists: Dr. Jonathan Lee (BD Wong) in the "red reality", and Dr. Judith Evans (Cherry Jones) in the "green reality". The show's premise originated with Kyle Killen, who served as an executive producer, along with David Slade for the pilot episode, Howard Gordon, and Jeffrey Reiner.[2]
Guest stars were a staple of Awake. The first episode that featured guest stars in Awake was "The Little Guy", the show's second episode, garnering ten guest appearances. Several guest stars have featured as recurring characters on the series, including Laura Innes, Kevin Weisman, and Mark Harelik. Innes has made the most appearances, guest starring nine times. Weisman appeared four times on the program, while Harelik starred five times; Logan Miller and Daniela Bobadilla both made over five appearances to the show before its end. Criticism came from critics, however. Awake's eighth episode, "Nightswimming", was critically panned due to the over-detailed storyline of the guest stars and characters.[3][4] Despite this, the show's recurring guest character, Dr. Banks (Chris McGarry), was well received by The A.V. Club editor Zack Handlen, who thought that he "[was] becoming [his] favorite secondary character on the show".[5]
Guest stars
editThe following is a list of Awake guest stars.[6] It contains the character's name, the actor's name, as well as the episode's in which the specific characters appeared in. The double dagger used in the table indicates which are recurring guest stars, while the "S" indicates that the character appeared in that particular episode.
| Character | Actor | Episode | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
| Laura Innes | — | S | — | — | S | — | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Kevin Weisman | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | S | S | S | |
| Mark Harelik | — | S | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | S | — | S | S | |
| Chris McGarry | — | S | — | S | S | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Logan Miller | — | S | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniela Bobadilla | — | S | S | — | — | S | — | — | S | S | S | S | — | |
| Brian R Norris | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Lund | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jeris Lee Poindexter | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jay Seals | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Robert Alan Beuth | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| William Russ | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Clifton Powell | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bailey Chase | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lolly Ward | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brianna Brown | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Megan Dodds | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Frank Gallegos | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Billy Lush | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Matt Riedy | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lombardo Boyar | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Christopher Cousins | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Charley Koontz | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chris Brochu | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brighid Fleming | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deanna Douglas | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Loren Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Natacha Itzel | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kevin Will | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Elijah Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ayelet Zurer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Steve Lawrence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ron Melendez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Yasha Blackman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Michael Holden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Emmanuel Todorov | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chris Marquette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Drew Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Kyle Sabihy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Ron Yuan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Francois Chau | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Elizabeth Sung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Jeremy Chu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Lupe Carranza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | — | |
| Paul McCarthy-Boyington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| John Cothran Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Carlos Lacamara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | S | — | — | |
| Phyllis Applegate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Patrick Cox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Kelly Wolf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| John Storey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Steven Lee Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Thor Knai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | — | |
| Evan Helmuth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Wayne Bastrup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Sharon Omi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Casey Kramer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Marcus Choi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Josh Novak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | |
| Joe Hursley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | |
| Jennifer Marsala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | — | |
| Chesare Hardy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | |
| Jim Cantafio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Awake Episodes – Awake Full Episodes from Season 1 on NBC". TV Guide. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (February 25, 2012). "Variety Reviews – Awake – TV Reviews". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (April 20, 2012). "Review: 'Awake' – 'Nightswimming': He made me a mixtape!". HitFix. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Handlen, Zack (April 19, 2012). "'Nightswimming' | Awake | TV Club". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Handlen, Zack (April 12, 2012). "'Ricky's Tacos' | Awake | TV Club". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Awake | Series 1 episode guide". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved October 24, 2012. Note: Information is listed on individual episodes included on the list
External links
edit- List of Awake guest stars at the Internet Movie Database
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