Alias 

Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) is an international spy recruited out of college, trained for espionage and self-defense.

Creator:

J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 31 wins & 145 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 96 episodes, 2001-2006
Greg Grunberg	...	Eric Weiss 68 episodes, 2001-2006
David Anders	...	Julian Sark 56 episodes, 2002-2006
Merrin Dungey	...	Francie Calfo / ... 48 episodes, 2001-2006
Bradley Cooper	...	Will Tippin 47 episodes, 2001-2006

Storyline

Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) 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 C.I.A. After a few years, after Sydney confides her lifestyle to her boyfriend, the evil head of SD-6, Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin), 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 C.I.A. to bring down SD-6 with the assistance of her handler, Michael Vaughn (Michael Vartan), and her estranged father Jack Bristow (Victor Garber), 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 one).

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Plot Keywords:

cia | double agent | terrorist | college | terrorist group | 

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Taglines:

Not just a secret agent. She's a concealed weapon.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Garner's opening narration, which was used throughout season one, was literally phoned in. She was working on-location, and had to read it on the phone to J.J. Abrams, who was recording it on the other end.

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Goofs

During the title sequence of Season 1, a moving automobile explodes. The hood flies off just as the tail of the car is sent upward, revealing an empty engine compartment.

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Quotes

Vaughn: So, I was thinking, later tonight when we get the code key, maybe we can check it out?
Sydney: What, the restaurant?
Vaughn: Yeah. Well, it's almost too good not to.
Sydney: Unless SD-6 spots us there and has us killed.
Vaughn: Well, the food's so good it's almost worth the risk.

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Crazy Credits

Beginning in the second season, episodes that are running too long have no opening theme. The credits are played over the episode and the only title logo you see is the black screen with the words ALIAS that is seen at the end of every episode.

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Alternate Versions

There are two versions of the pilot episode. One which lasts for sixty-nine minutes, aired on ABC commercially uniterrupted when premiered, while another only lasts for forty five minutes and was designed for commerical interruption.

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Connections

Referenced in Eli Stone: The Path (2008)

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Soundtracks

Alias Theme
(uncredited)
Written by J.J. Abrams
Performed by Michael Giacchino

User Reviews

Still one of the best shows

I'm watching the series for the third time and I still love it. The action, the characters, the costumes, everything. I won't give too much away, but the story goes into how complex spy life can be while still being a fun and action packed show.

Details

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:

Alias

Filming Locations:

U.S. Bank Tower - 633 W. Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Bad Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min (105 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3