User:Ecpiandy/List of Awake guest stars
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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]