Alias (2001–2006)

Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense.

Creator:

J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 20 wins & 101 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jennifer Garner	...	Sydney Bristow (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Ron Rifkin	...	Arvin Sloane (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Carl Lumbly	...	Marcus Dixon (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Kevin Weisman	...	Marshall Flinkman (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Victor Garber	...	Jack Bristow (105 episodes, 2001-2006)
Michael Vartan	...	Michael Vaughn (95 episodes, 2001-2006)
Greg Grunberg	...	Eric Weiss (55 episodes, 2002-2006)
David Anders	...	Julian Sark (55 episodes, 2002-2006)
Merrin Dungey	...	Francie Calfo (47 episodes, 2001-2006)
Bradley Cooper	...	Will Tippin (46 episodes, 2001-2006)

Storyline

Sydney Bristow is a young, athletic, college graduate who was recruited her freshman year as a secret agent for SD-6, a top-secret branch of the CIA. After a few years -- after Sydney confides her lifestyle to her boyfriend, the evil head of SD-6 -- Arvin Sloan, has him killed. Sydney learns that SD-6 is part of a rogue international agency called the Alliance of 12, out to rule the world. She becomes a double agent, working with the real CIA to bring down SD-6 with the assistance of her handler, Michael Vaughn, and her estranged father Jack Bristow -- also a double agent. Along the way, Sydney fights various rival agents, rival terrorist groups, and traitors all the while keeping her cloak-and-dagger lifestyle a secret from her friends. (Season 1)

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Plot Keywords:

cia | double agent | college | betrayal | secret agent | 

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Taglines:

Expect More. Alias

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us] Buena Vista Home Entertainment [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Bulgarian Arabic Cantonese French German Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Thai Ukrainian Uzbek Dutch

Release Date:

30 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingadora

Filming Locations:

Spring Street Towers - 650 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Bad Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 42 min (105 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although it was never mentioned in the show, Merrin Dungey has said that Francie's restaurant was called "Deep Inside."

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Goofs

When Sydney is seen on a speedboat in Greece during the first season, she asks a man on another boat for help. The caption reads (DVD) "Speaking Russian", and actually she is speaking Swedish. What she says is more or less "Ursäkta mig. Min båt... Kan ni hjälpa mig? jag har ingen bensin kvar," and then "Tack så mycket.". = (Excuse me. My boat... Can you help me? I'm out of gas," and then "Thank you so much."

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Quotes

Sydney: What are you, twelve years old?

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Crazy Credits

According to creator 'Jeffrey Abrams', the background of the words "Alias" in the opening credits come from home movies of his family. Also in the opening credits, the "Rambaldi" symbol is visible for a split-second.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Josh Hartnett/Pink (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Alias Theme"
J.J. Abrams

User Reviews

Excellent series

Although Alias may not be correct in everything it displays, what TV show is? it has everything a good series should have; action, romance, and characters that aren't idiots. Each character delivers something new and different to the screen. The plot is always moving and it's hard to tell where it's going, so when you arrive.. it's a complete surprise! With unending twists and turns, never knowing good characters from bad, the viewer simply falls into the plot and feels like they, instead of Sydney, are the main character. The only thing bad to say about the series is it sometimes takes a bit too much time to get into the plot- especially at the beginning of season 1. but, continue in and you'll find a series worth watching, a series worth buying and collecting.