US drama Awake to air on Sky Atlantic

Sky Atlantic has acquired US drama Awake, featuring Jason Isaacs, which is co-executive produced by programme-makers with credits including Homeland and 24. Awake features Isaacs, who has appeared in films including Harry Potter and The Patriot, as a detective who survives a serious car accident only to then find he is living simultaneously in two parallel worlds. In one world his wife dies and son lives, in the other it is his wife who lives and son who dies. Awake launched on US network NBC at the beginning of March and will air on Sky Atlantic later in the spring. The BSkyB-owned pay-TV channel has acquired the drama from 20th Century Fox Television Distribution. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook