awake series awake american television police procedural fantasy drama originally aired nbc season march pilot episode early release february weeks series premiere television central character detective works series creator primarily responsible program concept served writer writing episode scripts difficult served executive producer pilot episode continued producing gordon michael lives separate realities car accident reality wears red wife hannah survives accident reality wears green son survives michael know reality real uses differentiate sees red reality green reality work michael erratic behavior clashes team know michael ability solve crimes details realities awake averaged million viewers episode ranking viewership season critical success awake cast praised particularly performance michael produced episodes aired canceled low ratings nbc aired remaining episodes series original time slot fans created save awake campaign convince networks revive unsuccessful awake nominated award production conception series creator devised concept program described police procedural life detective experiencing parallel universe car accident involving family nbc picked pilot episode awake february green lit production originally entitled previously created american television drama fox network canceled network low ratings episodes aired president nbc entertainment division encouraged develop concept future television series cancellation said concept lone star provided good platform explore new ideas potential television felt awake concept similar wanted continue idea living spaces drew inspiration dreaming process concept way dreams feel real way experience don crazy happens sort bursts balloon think interested question balloon couldn tell difference awake asleep started looking way marry ideas months later awake weeks sent rough draft script agent calling script remarkable praising guy written procedural life making cases work initially hoped sell acquisition rights networks including fox successfully way lower executive branches company script ultimately declined fox entertainment president chairman 20th century opted develop deal cable television networks believing broadcast network accept idea difference cable network dramas degree intelligence described awake supernatural drama science fiction contrasted fox television series fringe claiming fringe asks sci awake described human story crimes emphasizing level addition version michael reality viewer watching obvious subtle visual device reality son alive green reality background layered blue filter michael wears blue series reality wife alive red reality background infused brighter golden production team awake production letter association 20th century gordon chosen showrunner series commended pilot script flight new_york read pilot got past struck voice stated writers real voices kyle self time confident thing hand open closed gordon later compared television series good wife good wife procedural aspects decide format use week awake episode served executive producers pilot episode series episodes written gordon episodes directed produced primary cinematographer editors principal photography pilot completed los_angeles california casting february cast role central character series gordon summarized character guy goes sleep wakes wife goes sleep wakes son cop sees clues details crossover sic world uses insight solve crimes main character somebody couldn decide liked hated think michael dilemma sympathetic want win producers initially approached play cast instead obtained role allen originally auditioned march roles cast including michael son commended series script noted auditioning quick stated process getting job actually went fast audition room jason room cast director room director room audition like wow okay received role weeks audition cast members included michael partner reality characters cast michael separate realities chose role lieu police procedural television drama september garnered recurring role series michael commanding officer january cast recurring role detective separate division writing said writing pilot episode script difficult components creating writing team confused exchanging executing ideas script result created outlines distinguishing separate realities green red ink edited language better separate ideas stating things initially confusing trying break story hoped viewers watched pilot episode immediately oriented reality screen time complexity pilot script concept cited potential issue series considered viewers enjoyed series mythology affected characters despite like script reading script felt complicated knowing reality gift stated work awake hard enjoyable later suggested brooding mainstream american television potentially bend scripts despite concerns gordon asserted concept awake viewer series overview detective family involved car accident crash michael confronted separate realities wife hannah apparently survived accident second reality son survives instead distinguish realities viewer michael wears red reality green second michael know reality real therapy sessions red reality green attempt happening michael sees mechanism insisting reality dream lee accident evans red reality hannah plans portland oregon later decides partly michael objections crash michael worked long time partner known team bird accident michael assigned detective red reality previously officer bird transferred western division work detective green reality michael stays bird remains officer working cases realities michael begins realize details case help case reality clashes partners unaware hannah death accident different ways red reality hannah begins house green reality begins play tennis hannah partner turtles way dream michael sees hannah restaurant dreaming dreaming hannah told michael kiss goodbye causes evans note michael realizes green reality life soon michael sees hannah happy details surrounding accident slowly revealed series progresses shortly crash michael commanding officers meet talk accident set short guy later microphone speaks michael claiming moved portland know truth michael slowly begins remember happened accident realizing caused speaks evans lee insist imagining help cope pain michael later breaks house admits accomplice hiding heroin distribution center decided michael began uncover michael know demanding tell asks protection telling attacks michael distracted struggle michael kills bird comes house speaking evans michael later discovers involved setup shoots green reality attempt hide involvement accident later imprisoned end series finale turtles way michael sees hannah concerned odd behavior ask right michael replies perfect closes eyes said seen interesting theories finale meaning says theory wrong compared awake finale dallas american television soap opera american television sitcom supposed michael coma new reality created interpreted family fine having said actively fought idea series michael dream seeing wife son represents second season said explored idea michael wife son living necessarily reality season raised possibility michael beginning romantic relationship finale written cancellation written reality real writers didn intend mystery turtles way characters story arcs main characters main characters reality totaling lead character detective lives realities know reality real routines help maintain illusion control disorganized oddly michael confused suffers sleep disorder heights refuses treatment want closure family michael wife son death planned unexpected pregnancy second season michael son teenage student previously kidnapped school works best friend cole cole house emotional angry mother death keeping tennis deal grief cole accidentally breaks enraged later apologizes detective red reality michael argue cases concerned michael erratic behavior little guy michael arguing case involving short person captain calls michael office shortly michael puts lead new case friends michael previously worked bird red reality bird reassigned new division remains officer green reality bird michael work partners green reality michael sees lee claims michael realities problematic evans states remarkable tennis coach appeared episodes series character planned potential love interest michael green reality near end season writers abandoned storyline explained explored storyline second season recurring characters recurring characters appearing realities captain michael commanding officer michael car accident hinted involvement reluctant captain commanding officer hid heroin storage unit harper michael car accident crash orders recurring characters include emma girlfriend pregnant baby originally told adoption talk father allowed cole best friend recurring character work cole lets hannah ride red reality convinces finish reception critical response awake received generally favorable reviews critics metacritic assigns weighted mean based reviews mainstream critics received weighted mean score reviews number best reviewed metacritic users season user score revenge called awake review ambitious ill fated daily_telegraph called premiere episode impressive online commented enjoyed idea man living separate realities stay touch people loves npr said pilot laid foundation emotional storylines evaluating strongest shows recent memory engaging compared similar shows james_poniewozik time noted concept melodramatic episode focuses subject loss manages painful watch moving absorbing hopeful affirmed program effectively resolved issues raised series writing awake handles confusion problem yes takes concentration law order inception michael needs hold markers anchor sense reality instance wears red green wife son alive respectively help follow episode best new season despite complicated narrative abc lost kept time awake makes fast emotional connection gives viewers immediate stake lives compelling characters journalist stated series written praised actors buddytv writer called pilot great episode review todd_vanderwerff said episode great piece televised art describing script witty warm soulful praised directing calling pilot episode unique wonderful pilot highly anticipated los_angeles_times journalist observed promised year best interesting new series pre broadcast review ign gave pilot classifying masterpiece writing new_york_post called awake compelling critics lauded cast acting specifically performance vanderwerff concluded cast performances delicate perfect wagner felt suited lead role easily audience touching solid work grounds shows viewers lengths man pain hold loves heartbreaking thought evoked ambiguity attracted viewers character hollywood reporter echoed sentiment writing perfectly conveys man struggling horrible options considered utterly compelling calling mature soulful felt failed engage audience praised performances jones excellent sinister ken_tucker entertainment_weekly keen acting series helps enormously playing lead actor knows convey gravity contrasts series concept avoids heavy stated delivers graceful subdued performance man daily basis taste heaven hell man guilt gratitude noted allen acting series deserved praise playing characters dealing loss closure called casting fine critics ign paste contended performance deserved emmy award awake cancellation ryan huffington_post hoped new dramas nbc achieve kind visual emotional poetry awake usa today thought awake season best new shows series progressed hello little friend generally considered best episode pilot critics enthusiastic writing washington_post felt despite high ambitions pilot episode slow new_york_daily_news claimed awake requires work understand average viewer likely described fit prime time television game day contrast received mixed reviews ign publications gave lowest scores season zack_handlen critic described mysteries game day simple addition criticized like special victims unit despite recurring guest star banks received handlen thought favorite secondary character received mixed reviews critics episode red reality storylines praised green reality considered boring handlen thought red reality storyline featured work episode sepinwall thought episode gone detail guest stars television ratings awake low viewership ratings original run premiere episode originally broadcast march watched million viewers viewed program time slot nbc april improvement lead night nbc won hour audience nearly doubling numbers viewers firm awake debuted slightly better previous drama occupying slot fall prime suspect premiered million total viewers percent share demographic second episode fell million viewers running cbs abc awake series low episode birds premiered season abc political drama scandal cbs awake averaged million viewers episode ranking viewership season awards accolades june awake honored seven chosen journalists seen pilots online chose actor annual winners particular emmy awards online reviewer noted outstanding lead actor drama series nomination list nominees announced july zap2it included list great season television shows fan base awake generated viewer loyalty original month broadcast run nbc fans organizing try save series cancellation efforts included campaign entitled save awake holding sleep fans wearing red green posters saying save awake outside major television networks united_states letter writing campaign networks fox cbs youtube fan video distribution awake episodes premiered march nbc united_states canada identical schedules global aired series finale day american premiere canadian series broadcast awake time slot premiered april australia united_kingdom ireland fox picked rights air series asia debuted awake june episodes available online itunes store offer episodes purchase episodes originally appearing day live airing standard definition high definition september final episodes available streaming video nbc official awake episode available weeks series broadcast premiere february youtube seven minutes itunes store broadcast history awake consists thirteen hour episodes series originally aired united_states est nbc march originally scheduled premiere fall awake debuted mid season replacement firm moved saturday nights canada series final episode turtles way aired outside television season low ratings resulted nbc thirteen produced episodes aired network finished airing remaining episodes series original time slot opined awake slot opposite hit drama contributed failure observed awake tough timeslot nbc previous shows slot fared poorly
Awake (TV series)