If you've ever seen Groundhog Day ( Bill Murray ) then you'll understand Daybreak. However, there's a bit of a switch-up. This isn't about an egotistical, cynical, newscaster re-living the same day and chasing after the love of his life in an effort to end the vicious cycle. This is about a decorated, 12 year veteran cop framed for the murder of a D.A. forced to re-live the same day in an effort to stop a desperate chain of events as well as clear his name.
Detective Brett Hopper ( Taye Diggs ) is the cop who is framed despite his alibi - the ex-wife ( Moon Bloodgood as Rita Shelten ) of his former partner and Internal Affairs cop ( Adam Baldwin as Chad Shelten ). Movie and TV fans will recognize Adam Baldwin. He's been around for a while ( My Bodyguard, Independence Day, and a recurring role on X-Files ).
Clearing his name is no easy task. Hot on his trail is Det. Spivak ( Mitch Pileggi well known for his character on X-Files ) and Det. Choi ( Ian Anthony Dale who was on last year's dead series, Surface ). Not only must he clear his name, but in doing so he is driven to save his sister ( Meta Golding as Jennifer Mathis ), her son, and his girlfriend ( his alibi ) from a mysterious group of men that appear to be the bad guys.
Lastly, his current partner ( Victoria Pratt as Andrea Battle ), is under investigation for her shady dealings. It's anyone's guess if he can trust her to help him. While it's implied that he can, as a viewer I can only suspect that she may have ulterior motives. However, the central guy under suspicion on my list right now is Chad. Brett knows he has to fix the day somehow. He has to get it right. In one scene he even admits, "It's much bigger than I thought."
Will he get the day's events right? Is it somehow linked to the girl in the bus crash? This series is definitely going be on the top of my list. The cast is top notch and the storyline keeps the action moving at a great pace. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed with the fact that there was such a short fall season for Lost. But, I think that this series will more than make up for the long wait until Lost's next season.
