Day Break
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| Day Break | |
|---|---|
| Format | Action Thriller Drama |
| Created by | Paul Zbyszewski |
| Starring | Taye Diggs Moon Bloodgood Victoria Pratt Meta Golding Ramon Rodriguez Adam Baldwin |
| Theme music composer | Mark Kilian Christophe Beck |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jeffrey Bell Rob Bowman Paul Zbyszewski |
| Producer(s) | Taye Diggs Abe Hoch |
| Running time | approx. 42 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC (2006) TV One (2008) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Surround Sound |
| Original run | November 15, 2006 – June 8, 2008 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series aired on the ABC network, and premiered on November 15, 2006. Rapidly declining ratings led to the show being cancelled on December 15 after only six episodes had aired.[1] The remaining episodes were subsequently made available online at ABC.com. Viewers for the show averaged 6.5 million.[2]
On March 16, 2008, the TV One cable network began airing the six previously broadcast episodes. On April 20, the network began Sunday evening broadcasts of the remaining seven episodes, which had never been seen on television.
The series stars Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper lives the same day over and over. The series revolves around his attempt to solve the mystery of the murder, and find out who is behind the conspiracy to frame him.
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[edit] Synopsis
- See also: List of Day Break episodes
Los Angeles Detective Brett Hopper is stuck repeating the same day, in which he is framed for the murder of the Assistant District Attorney, Alberto Garza. Each day, he attempts to uncover clues to the homicide that has him on the run for his freedom. Hopper must clear his name, but those close to him get caught in the web of conspiracy that will put their lives in danger.
The days can get complicated with each decision he makes as he tries various tactics to fight or flee the murder allegations. At least one other individual seems to be repeating the same day as Hopper, but his actions rarely affect Hopper's case unless they happen to be working together on that iteration of the day.
While episodes may start at any time of the day and may contain multiple days or parts of days, Hopper begins each day by waking up at 6:17 a.m. and viewing his clock turn to 6:18 a.m.[3] Hopper only carries his memories and his body, with any injuries, over into the next repetition of the day. However, injuries sustained to other individuals do not carry over to the next day.
If Hopper makes enough of a difference in one situation, related events are sometimes altered. This generally involves an individual waking up with a sense of apprehension or a newfound perspective concerning the object or relationship that Hopper affected in a previous iteration of the day. These changes can be reverted, as in the cases of Andrea deciding to check her boyfriend into a drug rehabilitation center and Rita's feelings towards Hopper in episodes 11, 12 and 13.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main characters
Brett Hopper, played by Taye Diggs, the main character of the show. He is a detective who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza.
Rita Shelten, played by Moon Bloodgood, Brett's girlfriend. She is a nurse and is targeted by those who are framing Brett.
Jennifer Mathis, played by Meta Golding, Brett's sister. She is a school teacher.
Andrea Battle, played by Victoria Pratt, Brett's current partner. She is also a detective and is being investigated by Internal Affairs because of some shady dealings with her informer "Slim". She is romantically involved with Eddie Reyes, a former cop with a drug addiction.
Damien Ortiz, played by Ramon Rodriguez, Brett's informant. He is a gang member who decided to turn against his gang. His safe house was ambushed the night before the repeating day, but he escaped.
Chad Shelten, played by Adam Baldwin, Brett's former partner. He is now a detective in Internal Affairs. He is also Rita's ex-husband.
[edit] Supporting characters
| Actor | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Pileggi | Armen D. Spivak | Detective, robbery/homicide |
| Ian Anthony Dale | Christopher Choi | Detective, robbery/homicide |
| Joe Nieves | Fencik | "Shadow Agent" |
| Michael McGrady | Buchalter | "Shadow Agent" |
| Jim Beaver | Nick Vukovic | Retired cop, former partner of Brett's father |
| Don Franklin | Randall Mathis | Principal, Jennifer's husband |
| Michael B. Silver | Nathan Baxter | U.S. Attorney |
| Bahar Soomekh | Margot Clarke | Coffee shop/bus Woman/Judge Nitzberg's secretary |
| Jonathan Banks | Conrad Detweiler | "Shadow Man" |
| Nestor Carbonell | Eddie Reyes | Andrea's lover, former cop |
| John Getz | Tobias Booth | City Councilman |
| Eric Steinberg | Danny Yan/"Slim" | Drug dealer |
| John Rubinstein | Barry Colburn | Defense attorney |
| Clayton Rohner | Jared Pryor | Man who appears to be experiencing the time loop |
[edit] Broadcast
All 13 episodes were made available on ABC.com, however the online videos are no longer on ABC.com as of October, 2007. Repeats of the series now air on the TV One cable network, to be followed by those episodes which were not televised on ABC.
[edit] Online distribution
ABC had previously said that there were problems that kept the rest of the episodes from being shown online, calling them "unforeseen music clearance issues."[4] On January 14, 2007, the network announced that the remaining episodes would be made available by the end of February.[5] The first six episodes which had aired on television were posted online on January 29, 2007, along with the first four unaired episodes. Episodes 11 and 12 were then released the following two weeks.
The thirteenth and final episode, which was originally scheduled to be available on February 19, was delayed multiple times. After a nearly three week wait, the finale premiered late on March 2. It was reported that the reasons for this delay concerned copyrighting issues with some of the original soundtrack from the final cut of the episode.[6]
[edit] DVD Release
As of March 25, 2008, Day Break is available on DVD from BCI Home Entertainment.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ABC Pulls "Day Break" and Shatner Show, ABCNews.com, December 15, 2006
- ^ Day Break on Naughty List, E! News, December 20, 2006
- ^ The Basic FAQ about Day Break..., ABC.com, December 21, 2006
- ^ Tuned Out: Why Day Break Is MIA from ABC.com, TVGuide.com, December 21, 2006
- ^ Killed ABC Serials Get One More Breath, Zap2It.com, January 14, 2007.
- ^ Day Break: The Story on the Last Episode, TV Series Finale, March 2, 2007
- ^ Date Slips Just a Little for Taye Diggs' Day Break on DVD, TV on DVD.com, January 21, 2008
[edit] External links
- Day Break at the Internet Movie Database
- Day Break at TV.com
- TV Series Finale - details on cancellation
- TV Series Finale Petition - Petition For Series Release
- Illustrated, Spoiler-Laden Who's Who on Day Break (Episodes 1-13)
