Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba’s psychological thriller Awake is set to arrive on Netflix, bringing the 2007 film to the streaming platform. The story centers on a young man who remains conscious but unable to move during a heart transplant, only to uncover a disturbing plan. The film’s arrival gives viewers an opportunity to revisit one of the earlier thriller projects.
Hayden Christensen’s Awake hits Netflix next month
Netflix will add Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba’s psychological thriller Awake to its catalog next month. According to What’s on Netflix, the film will become available to stream on the platform beginning December 1, 2026.
Written and directed by Joby Harold, Awake premiered in theatres on November 30, 2007. The psychological thriller follows Clay Beresford, a wealthy young financier who requires a heart transplant because of a serious medical condition and a rare blood type. After finding a compatible donor, Clay decides to have his close friend, Dr. Jack Harper, perform the operation, despite his mother Lilith’s preference for the renowned Dr. Jonathan Neyer.
He also marries his fiancée, Sam Lockwood, shortly before the procedure. However, the surgery takes a terrifying turn when Clay experiences anesthetic awareness, leaving him conscious but completely paralyzed. Unable to alert the medical team, he overhears their conversations and discovers that the people operating on him have a plan to kill him.
Hayden Christensen stars as Clay Beresford, with Jessica Alba portraying Samantha “Sam” Lockwood-Tunnel. The supporting cast includes Terrence Howard as Dr. Jack Harper, Lena Olin as Lilith Beresford, Nathalie Efron as Mary Beresford, and Fisher Stevens as Dr. Eugene Puttnam.
The film received an unfavorable response from critics. It earned a 23% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 60 reviews. Meanwhile, its audience score is higher at 55 percent. Brian Holcomb of Cinema Blend reported, “Outlandish, preposterous, contrived, and implausible thriller which happens to be fun if you ignore the fact that it’s outlandish, preposterous, contrived, and implausible.”
