Awake is a science-fiction thriller film directed by Mark Raso from a screenplay by Joseph Raso, Mark Raso based on a story by Gregory Poirier. The movie follows humanity's race to save the Earth after a mass-global event takes away their ability to sleep and wipes out all consumer electronics.
Paul Schiff is produced and Mark Gordon, Josh Phillips, Matt Jackson, Greg Poirier, Mark & Joseph Raso, Rodriguez, and Whitney Brown executive produced. Joanne Lee co-exec produced.[1]
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- "After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind."
- —Netflix Press Release
Global hysteria ensues after a mysterious catastrophe wipes out all electronics and takes away humanity's ability to sleep. Scientists race against the clock to find a cure for the unexplained insomnia before its fatal effects eliminate the human race. When Jill, a former soldier, discovers her young daughter may be the key to salvation, she must decide: protect her children at all costs or sacrifice everything to save the world.
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- Gina Rodriguez as Jill Adams
- Ariana Greenblatt as Matilda Adams
- Frances Fisher as Doris
- Shamier Anderson as Dodge
- Finn Jones as Brian
- Lucius Hoyos as Noah
- Gil Bellows as Dr. Katz
- Barry Pepper as Pastor the Preacher
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Murphy
- Elias Edraki as Petty Officer Diaz
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Watch Awake on Netflix