Awake is an American television
police procedural fantasy drama that originally aired on
NBC for one season from March 1 to May 24, 2012. The
pilot episode had an early release on
Hulu on February 16, 2012, two weeks before the series' premiere on television. The show's central character is
Michael Britten (
Jason Isaacs), a detective who works for the
Los Angeles Police Department.
Kyle Killen, the series' creator, was primarily responsible for the program's concept; although he served as a writer, he avowed that writing episode scripts was difficult. Killen also served as an executive producer (with
David Slade) of the pilot episode.
Jeffrey Reiner and
Howard Gordon then continued producing (with Killen) for Gordon's Teakwood Lane Productions.