The Brittens are a family of fictional characters featured in the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake.

The Brittens are a nuclear family consisting of the married couple Michael and Hannah and their child son Rex.

The Brittens are a family who live in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, at an unknown address.

[1] They have one son child: Rex, a school teenager who is very emotional, rude, and gets low grades after Hannah's death in that reality.

Killen conceived of the idea for the Brittens after creating and developing Lone Star for the Fox network.

NBC had encouraged Killen to conceive a concept for a future television series after Lone Star's cancellation.

"It was 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning, and I remember I was so freaked out by the script that I went upstairs to our guest bedroom where my wife was sick with the flu and I got into bed with her," recalled Korman.

I've never read a pilot like this, and for a guy who has never written a procedural show in his life, he's actually making two cases work".

In February 2011, Jason Isaacs obtained the role of Michael Britten, the central character of the series.

[9] Hannah Britten, portrayed by Laura Allen, is the well-meaning and emotional wife of Michael, and the mother of her son Rex.

[1] Though she hardly showed it, she felt great pain and grievance over the death of Rex and was saddened by the thought of his empty room upstairs.

"[13] West summated that the cast "really couldn't be better on this series"; "Isaacs [delivered] a stellar performance as the intelligent detective, and loving father and husband who’s just trying to make sense of what’s going on and probably not entirely regretful to be experiencing a split reality.

Cinema Blend's Kelly West claimed that "Laura Allen and Dylan Minnette also deliver strong performances as Michael's wife and son respectively".

[14] Critics IGN, TV Fanatic, and the Paste magazine all argued that Jason Isaacs performance deserves an Emmy.