"Day Break" (2006) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creator:

Paul Zbyszewski

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

For every decision, there's a consequence

Plot:

Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then he will wake up and start the day over again.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Groundhog Day | Unsolved Crime | Unsolved Mystery | Black Cop

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Taye Diggs	...	Detective Brett Hopper (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Moon Bloodgood	...	Rita Shelten (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Victoria Pratt	...	Andrea Battle (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Meta Golding	...	Jennifer Mathis (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Damien Ortiz (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Adam Baldwin	...	Chad Shelten (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael McGrady	...	Buchalter (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joe Nieves	...	Fencik (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mitch Pileggi	...	Detective Spivak (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Detective Christopher Choi (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jonathan Banks	...	Shadow Man / ... (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Josh Daugherty	...	Preisser (7 episodes, 2006-2007)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gross Entertainment

Quotes:

Detective Brett Hopper: [on the phone] Damien, I need to speak to Baxter
Damien Ortiz: Baxter? Well, if I see that fed I'll pass the word along
Detective Brett Hopper: Well, that should be easy 'cos I know he's stuffed in the back of your truck

'' Prison Break '' meets '' Groundhog Day ''

This is a nice attempt to recreate the success of Prison Break by making a show that has a similar feel to it. I didn't like this show as much as I did the first season of PB, but it's definitely a close second. Brett Hopper ( Taye Diggs ) isn't Michael Scofield, but he has enough charisma as an actor to be the main attraction of the show. He is a bit more the kind of guy that waves with a gun while producing bad ass wisecracks. The story lines are intelligent and original and do have enough body to keep you hooked 'till the end. I must add that I'm pretty happy that they canceled the show after one season. I just can't see that they'd make a worthy second season to it. That other great show I'd mentioned before also couldn't maintain his strength in a second season. So maybe it's a bless that Hoppers' adventure ends here. At least he still has a good day, to say it literally and metaphorically. ;)