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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 family was involved in a tragic car accident, which caused Michael, to live in two separate realities, one in which his wife Hannah was killed in the crash, and in the other his son Rex was killed. They live in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, and were created by series executive producer and writer Kyle Killen who conceived the idea after creating and developing Lone Star for the Fox network.

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) had encouraged Killen to conceive a concept for a future television series after Lone Star's cancellation. The family first appeared on March 1, 2012 in the United States on NBC, in "Pilot", and last appeared on May 24, 2012, in "Turtles All the Way Down". The portrayal of the Britten family was praised by television critics. Alongside the three main family members, a few other characters were mentioned including Rex's Aunt Carol.