NBC Temporarily Stops Production on Approaching Drama Awake

Jason Isaacs NBC has temporarily stopped production on its midseason supernatural drama Awake to permit additional time to operate around the scripts, Vulture reviews. The series stars Jason Isaacs like a guy who - following a vehicle accident - lives in 2 completely different facts: One where his wife died within the accident but his boy made it, and also the other where his boy did not survive but his wife resided. ER alum Laura Innes joins Awake Awake, executive-created by Lone Star's Kyle Killen and 24's Howard Gordon, has completed production on six episodes. The hiatus can last roughly four days. "We have got [six] scripts and episodes we are very happy with, but we felt the show would take advantage of getting additional time to plot out where we are going," Gordon told the website. "It is a very complex show, and also, since we were not under any gun when it comes to delivering episodes with a deadline, we requested [the hiatus]." Gordon acknowledged "there is a narrow margin for error" due to the complicated narrative, but additionally stated he thinks the break is really a "way of measuring belief in us" from NBC. Awake will debut sometime the coming year on NBC.