'Awake' Exclusive: Watch The First 7 Minutes Of NBC's Ambitious New Drama (VIDEO)

NBC's "Awake" (premiering Thurs., Mar. 1, 10 p.m. EST) is the most ambitious new drama on any network. Even with a complex premise to set up, the pilot is a compelling, well-acted hour of television and HuffPost TV has the exclusive sneak peek at the show's first seven minutes (and 55 seconds).

Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) is in a tragic car accident with his wife and son that fractures his life into two competing realities. In one, his wife is dead and he has to learn how to be a single father to his teenage son, Rex (Dylan Minnette); when he "wakes up" in what appears to be another reality, his son is dead and he and his wife Hannah (Laura Allen) are dealing with the aftermath.

This split carries into his work life, with two different partners on the police force (one played by Steve Harris and the other by Wilmer Valderrama), as well as into his grieving process, with two different therapists (Cherry Jones and BD Wong) trying help him come to terms with each of his "realities." As viewers, we won't know which one is real, and honestly, we might not want to -- watching Britten navgiate both of his lives is fascinating.

Watch and tell us what you think: Will you watch "Awake"?

Comments

[davidmichaelsouza]

04:29 AM on 03/16/2012

because instead of spending money that does not make the 6th season but i would chuck is perfect

[upgi]

04:45 AM on 02/29/2012

I'm intriqued and have marked my calandar - I will definately be watching.
I love a program that can "exercise the mind" and there just aren't enough of those!

[upgi]

04:37 AM on 02/29/2012

I am very much intriqued & looking forward to watching AWAKE on Wednesday - I've marked my calandar.

[Pinar celikyay Solak]

11:27 AM on 02/28/2012

We want chuck come back!!! I dont like awake at all!!

[NQbody]

04:14 PM on 02/21/2012

really? this is what you put instead of chuck? god! Chuck was the perfect show. idk why you would end it... if you're going to replace show like Chuck, you should replace it with some thing better not this...! this...thing is to serious... booring...

[koraysengr]

09:32 AM on 02/20/2012

chuck better than awake.Chuck will be best.

[prepchic]

05:13 PM on 02/18/2012

too boring and depressing. not chuck :(

[Mahatab Ahmed]

02:11 PM on 02/17/2012

I must say your article is astonishing. The clarity of it is simply amazing and no doubt you are a proficient in this field.
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[yesssirdear]

02:59 PM on 02/16/2012

I think a show featuring a person with schizophrenia is interesting and worth a watch.

[glendaandrade]

12:54 PM on 02/16/2012

CHUCK!

[Zoe Bruwer]

03:48 AM on 02/16/2012

nope... depressing.
nothing like chuck...

[tangelan]

01:37 PM on 02/15/2012

Cool. I hope he keeps the accent but I know he won't.

[BabaLou7]

11:03 PM on 02/14/2012

No longer own a TV - stopped watching nearly two years ago. It looks like a good one, for NBC, I mean. But I won't be watching.

[Peggy Kendrick]

01:15 PM on 02/15/2012

Thanks for sharing.

[BabaLou7]

10:19 AM on 02/17/2012

No problem. We were asked for our opinion, and I obliged.

[DebraCraig]

09:12 PM on 02/14/2012

Count me out. Not my cup of tea. Sounds too far-fetched even in the fictionalized world of television.

[Peggy Kendrick]

01:17 PM on 02/15/2012

Good policy. Just dismiss something before trying it out.

[joand]

02:47 PM on 02/15/2012

Agreed. Like when the first page of a book turns you off. Just flip it over your shoulder and move on.

[Margo Arrowsmith]

08:45 PM on 02/14/2012

I have found that the best way to watch really good TV like this is to wait for the DVD and sit down and watch a bunch at a time.